Chili pepper is a gathering name of the fruits from several different species. Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens och C. pubescens. The character and appearance differ between species and varieties. Colors from dark-purple-black, to red, yellow, orange, green, and purple. The strength of the fruits comes from a substance called capsaisin, and is measured in Scoville Heat Units - SHU. The mildest chili peppers have few hundred SHU and the strongest over 1 million SHU.
Little Elf produces tiny plants around 20-35cm high. Easy to grow in pots. Heavy yielder of small, cone-shaped fruits that ripens in white, yellow, orange, red. 70-90D. Medium hot, around 20.000-30.000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. From Hungary. 10seeds/pack
Monkey Face produces medium-sized plants around 60-80cm high. Large orange-yellow fruits with a taste of lemon and mango. Mild, around 1.000-10.000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Omnicolor produces compact, bushy plants around 50cm high. Elongated, pointy fruits that ripen in white, yellow, orange to red as fully ripe. Medium hot, around 15.000-25.000 SHU. Capsicum baccatum. From Peru. 10seeds/pack
Padron produces medium-sized plants around 60-90cm high. Larger, chubby fruits around 7cm long, ripen from green to red. Mild to medium-hot. 65D. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Santa fe Grande produces medium-sized, bushy plants around 80cm high. Larger, cone-shaped fruits around 7-12cm long, ripen from creme, yellow to red as fully ripe. Mild, around 2.500-5.000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. From Mexico. 10seeds/pack
Speed Ball produces large plants up to 120cm high. Small, round-oval, "boxing-ball"-shaped fruits, ripen from green to red. Around 2x3cm large fruits. Mild, around 5000-10.000 SHU. Capsicum baccatum. 10seeds/pack
Trottolino Amoroso – Naso di Cane produces a smaller, bushy plant, up to 60-80cm high. Smaller, chubby, cone-shaped fruits that ripen from green to red. Medium hot. From Apulia, Italy. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Hungarian Round, also called Red Cherry Hot, produces a bushy plant, up to 70cm high. Smaller, chubby, cone-shaped fruits that ripen from green to red. Fruity aroma. Medium hot, around 20.000 SHU. Early. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Pockmark Orange produces a bushy plant around 70-90cm high. Large, wrinkled fruits around 5x2,5cm. Stunningly beautiful fruits that ripen in orange-purple with spots and speckles in different colors. Fruity flavor, with a slightly earthy undertone. Cross between ‘Pimenta da Neyde’ and ‘Bhut Jolokia’ by Jason Richards, Australien. Named by Alice Lennard, Australien. Very hot, up to 1,000,000 SHU. Capsicum chinense. 10seeds/pack
Chiero Roxa produces a bushy plant around 60-90cm high, depending on the conditions. Small, flattened, cone-shaped fruits that ripen in green, purple, to peach-pink as fully ripe. Very beautiful fruits with a fresh and fruity flavor. Medium-hot, around 60.000-80.000 SHU. 80-90D. From Brazil. Capsicum chinense. 10seeds/pack
Filius Blue is a chili that grows to around 25-40cm in height, suitable to grow in pots and containers. Gorgeous plants with fruits that ripen in green, purple, yellow, orange, and red. Can be used as an ornamental plant due to its beauty but the fruits can also be used for sauce, power, cooking, etc. Unripe fruits are hotter, around 40,000 to 50,000SHU. As fully ripe they surprisingly have a milder flavor. Capsicum annuum. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Hangjiao 3 Solar Flare is a chili from the Chinese space project. The goal of the Space Project is to find a solution to handle the increased demand for food in China with its growing population. In 1987 a scientist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences named Jiang Xingcun discovered that the mutation rate of seeds increases a hundredfold if they are sent into space orbit for some time. The mutation resulted in larger fruit, yields but also increased nutritional value. By now china has sent around 400 plant seed species to space. Solar Flare produces quite compact plants around 50-60cm in height and spreads around 40-50cm widthwise. Heavy yielder of golden-orange fruits up to 20cm long. Some straight growing and some quite curled. Juicy fruits with a slightly sweet flavor. Medium hot, around 5000 - 10 000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. Mid-season. 10seeds/pack
Purple Tiger is a gorgeous chili with variegated foliage in green, purple and white, around 50cm high. The fruits are around 3cm long and ripen from green to dark purple to bright red as fully ripe. Can be used as an ornamental plant due to its beauty but the fruits can also be used for sauce, power, cooking, etc. Medium-hot chili flavor. USA. Capsicum annuum. Mid-season. 10seeds/pack
Five Color Chinese is a gorgeous chili with fruits that ripen in a large variety of colors, often showing all colors at the same time since the fruits are ripening successively. Ripen in green, purple, white, yellow, orange to red as fully ripe. The plants can get quite high, up to 90-120cm. Can be used as an ornamental plant due to its beauty but the fruits can also be used for sauce, power, cooking, etc. Around 5,000-50,000SHU. Capsicum annuum. 85-90D. 10seeds/pack
Hot Burrito is a very compact variety with plants up to around 30cm in height. Perfect to grow in pots or containers. Produces large, cone-shaped fruits, up to 10cm long. Upright growing fruits that ripen from green to bright red. Mild, around 3000-6000SHU. 80D. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Hungarian Hot Wax is a great variety to grow in cooler climates and shorter seasons. Ripens from green, yellow, orange to red as fully ripe. Normally harvested as yellow, before it’s fully ripe and red. Quite large fruits, around 10-15cm long. In general mild, but with a wide heat range, between 1.000-15.000SHU. Capsicum annuum. Early to midseason. 10seeds/pack
Ierapetra is a heavy yielder of around 15cm long, elongated, thin fruits. Ripens from light green to yellowish-green to red as fully ripe. Normally harvested as yellow-green, as a pepperoni. Quite mild, around 3.000 to 5.000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. Early to midseason. From Ierapetra, Crete in Greece. 10seeds/pack
Lanterna de Foc is a compact variety with plants up to around 30cm in height. Perfect to grow in pots or containers. Produces small to mid-sized, thin fruits, around 4-5cm long. Upright growing fruits that ripen from green to bright orange. Great variety for drying. Mild, around 5.000 - 15.000 SHU. From Kosovo. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Mushroom Yellow is a quite uniquely looking chili with its mushroom-like shape. Bright yellow fruits around 4x4cm. Intense, fruity, spicy-hot chili flavor. Quite compact plants, around 50cm high, with small and slender leaves. Around 100,000-200,000 SHU. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
Purple Cacho White Leaf is a beautiful variety with variegated and mottled leaves in white and green with purple-green stems. Bright purple fruits that ripen to dark red around 4cm. Quite large plants, up to 100-120cm. Slightly fruity, the heat level is around a Jalapeno, 5.000-10.000 SHU. Cross between Purple Tiger and Cacho Negro. Denmark. Capsicum annuum. 10seeds/pack
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