Aji Limo / Lemon Drop

Puyas are smaller than guajillo and pack more heat, measuring 5,000 to 8,000 SHU. Chefs of authentic Mexican cuisine, when looking for an unexpected kick, use Puya chiles in place of Guajillo chiles.

Unlike some Mexican dried chiles that are bred for their heat, Guajillos are bred for flavor.

These chiles are slightly fruity with a sweet heat, tannic with a hint of pine, tart berries, and light smoky undertones.

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.

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.

Red chili with sweet fruit flavor.

Slicing or salad use. 

Rare pepper. 

Appearance: Aji Delight peppers are bright red, thick-walled, and bullet-shaped. 

Taste: Aji Delight peppers have a sweet, fruity flavor with a hint of apple. 

Uses: Aji Delight peppers can be used fresh in salads, sliced in omelets or stir fries, or as a garnish. They can also be used to replace bell peppers in cooking. 

Growing: Aji Delight plants are easy to grow and produce a large crop of peppers. Seeds should be started indoors at least 8-10 weeks before the final frost date. 

Heat level: Aji Delight peppers are a no-heat variety, with a mutation that is uncommon in Capsicum baccatum.

A chocolate-colored bell pepper with a very sweet flavor. It ripens from green to dark brown on the outside and brick red flesh on the inside. This is our earliest pepper to harvest, with the first peppers ripening at around 57 days.

Heavy fruit set of 3-4” peppers and it tolerates cool nights. Heat Level: None

~ 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 - 14 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 brown. 

Scoville Units: 100.000 ~ 200.000

The Jamaican Hot Red is a compact plant which will grow to 60 cm in height. The plant gets an abundance of peppers. They are similar to Scotch Bonnet peppers and the pods are 5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide and look like mushrooms. They color during ripening from green to red and are very hot. The peppers have a fruity flavor and are widely used in the Caribbean for making hot sauces.

Species: Capsicum Chinense

This rare pepper is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. Biquinho can be eaten raw or cooked, but are generally pickled in vinegar and served with meals. Try these Biquinho peppers which are also called Sweety Drops, in our Pickled Sweety Drop Peppers Recipe. These peppers are quite popular in Brazil, where they originated.

These small round 1-1/4" peppers have a pointy end. They have a unique, slightly tart flavor with a tiny bit of heat. Fruits turn from very pale green to yellow and get orange-red if left longer on the plant. The small 24” plant can produce hundreds of peppers. Read more about these Brazilian Peppers »

Capsicum annuum (90 days) Heirloom - Open Pollinated

Heat Level: Mild Scoville:  500-1,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

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

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.