Ají cachucha, also known as ají dulce, is a sweet, crunchy pepper with a mild heat that's a staple in Latin American and Caribbean cooking: 

Ají cachucha peppers are small, squat, and wrinkled, with a light green color that turns yellow-orange and then red when ripe. They have a similar appearance to habanero and scotch bonnet peppers, but are milder. 

Ají cachucha peppers have a sweet, fruity, grassy, and smoky flavor. 

Ají cachucha peppers have a mild heat level of 500–1,000 Scoville units, which is much milder than a habanero. 

Ají cachucha peppers are a key ingredient in sofrito, a sauce used in many Latin American cuisines. They can also be used in bean dishes, soups, or as a raw snack. 

Kung Pao peppers have an earthy, smoky flavor and a medium heat level of 7,000–12,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). They are considered a less spicy alternative to Thai and Cayenne peppers. 

Kung Pao peppers are long, slim, and have thin walls. They mature from green to red and can grow to be 4–6 inches long. 

Kung Pao peppers can be used in stir-fries, frying, grilling, or dried into chili powder. They are a key ingredient in Kung Pao chicken, a dish that is known for its distinctive spicy flavor.

Cascabel peppers are considered mildly hot, with a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) rating of 1,000–2,500. For comparison, habanero peppers are much hotter, with a rating of 100,000–350,000 SHU. 

Cascabel peppers are native to Mexico and Latin America, and have been cultivated since at least 7000 BC. The name "cascabel" is Spanish for "jingle bell", which comes from the way the seeds rattle inside the round, hard peppers when they dry. 

Cascabel peppers are often used in sauces, soups, and other dishes to add a fruity flavor and a bit of warmth. Here are some ways to prepare cascabel peppers: Roast: Roast cascabel peppers in a skillet before adding them to dishes. 

Dry and grind: Dry and grind cascabel peppers to use in sauces or pastes. You can also rehydrate them. 

Puree: Puree cascabel peppers and add them to soups and sauces.

The Aji Pineapple pepper is a variety of the Capsicum baccatum pepper that gets its name from its unique flavor and appearance: 

The Aji Pineapple pepper has pendant-shaped pods that start green and mature to a sunny yellow or orange. 

The Aji Pineapple pepper has a tropical taste with a balance of spiciness and sweetness, similar to fresh pineapple. It's more tart, citrusy, and floral than other baccatum peppers. 

The Aji Pineapple pepper has a moderate heat level, typically 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units. 

The Aji Pineapple pepper is a rare and exotic variety that originated in Peru. 

The Aji Pineapple pepper can be used in salsas, sauces, marinades, hot sauces, tom kha gai, aioli, egg salad, and white chili. 

The Aji Pineapple pepper is easy to cultivate and thrives in cooler climates. It's a high producing variety that can produce several dozen peppers per plant. 

This pepper plant is very ornamental with its slender peppers that stand straight up in the air. All three colors of yellow, orange and red are on the plant at the same time resembling flames of a fire. Their cheery colors are wonderful for a patio, landscape, or garden. 

Very ornamental peppers ripen from yellow, to orange, then to red. The long pointy 3-4” peppers grow upright in bright clusters on a small 10” plant. Great in containers. The peppers are edible if desired.

Capsicum annuum (85 days) 

Heat Level: Medium Scoville: 5,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

These round to oval fruits are only 3/8” wide. It is often confused with the Pequin that is a small oval with a point. The Tepin grow on 36” tall plants and have extreme heat. All peppers are perennials, so if your plant survives the winter without freezing, the shrub can get very large. Capsicum annuum  (120 days)

Heat Level: Super Hot.  Scoville Heat Units 50,000 - 100,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7 - 21 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5 gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are red.

Plants are 2’- 4’ tall and loaded with slender 1-1/2” pods that grow upright. Chiles mature from yellow-green to bright red and have a unique, smoky flavor that creates their distinctive tabasco taste. Easy to grow and vigorous. Good for container gardens and ornamental.

Zones: 3-12 Open Pollinated, Heirloom, Hot Pepper, Warm Season

Capsicum frutescens (81 days) 

Heat Level: Very Hot  Scoville: 30,000 - 50,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7 - 21 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5 gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are full size and glossy red. 

Yellow round rinds with soft green stripes along sides. Pink flesh. Very sweet and full of flavor.

The Aji Rico pepper is a hybrid hot pepper that won the All-America Selections (AAS) Edible/Vegetable award in 2017: 

1000-5000 SHU

Aji Rico peppers are narrow and conical, with thin walls and a crunchy texture. They mature from green to red and can be eaten at any stage of ripeness. 

Aji Rico peppers have a citrus flavor and a warm, medium heat level. 

Aji Rico peppers can be eaten fresh, cooked, or dried into a paprika-style powder. They are great in salsas, sauces, and soups.