The yellow marconi pepper, also known as the Golden Marconi pepper, is a large, sweet, Italian heirloom pepper that ripens from green to yellow. It's known for its crunchy texture and fruity sweetness. 

Characteristics:

Size: The peppers can grow up to 10 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. 

Color: The peppers mature from light green to golden yellow. 

Taste: The peppers are sweet and smoky, with a gentle, fruity flavor. 

Texture: The peppers are crunchy and juicy. 

Uses: 

Eat fresh in salads

Fry, roast, or grill

Stuff with jack cheese

Add to sandwiches

Aji Brown pepper, also known as Aji Panca, is a chili pepper that is native to Peru. It is a member of the nightshade family and is known for its sweet, smoky flavor. 

1000-5000 SHU

Appearance:

Aji Brown peppers are large, elongated, and curved, with a smooth surface and thin walls. 

They are green when unripe, and turn dark green and then dark brown as they mature. 

The pods are 10–15 cm long and 2.5–4 cm across. 

Taste: 

Aji Brown peppers have a mild heat, with a fruity, berry-like flavor and a hint of smoke.

The flavor is enhanced when the peppers are dried.

Uses: 

Aji Brown peppers are often used in soups, stews, braises, and chowders.

They can also be used in sauces, shredded meat dishes, arepas, and tamales.

The peppers can be ground into a powder and used as a spice.

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper, also known as the Cigarette Pepper, is a sweet, long, and slender pepper that originated in Bergamo, Italy. It's a type of Capsicum annuum pepper and is known for its high antioxidant content. 

Appearance:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper is long and slender, with a pointed tip. 

The pepper's flesh is bright green when unripe and turns red when fully ripe. 

The pepper has a wrinkled surface and a tapered conical shape. 

Uses:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper can be eaten fresh in salads, grilled, blanched, or pickled. 

It's also often used as an appetizer with meats and cheeses. 

Other characteristics:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper is a sweet pepper with little to no heat. 

The plant that produces the Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper can grow to be 18–24 inches tall. 

The pepper's pods are pendant-shaped and have medium thick flesh.

Chilhuacle Negro is a rare, dark chocolate brown, moderately hot chili pepper from Oaxaca, Mexico. It's a key ingredient in mole negro, a classic Oaxacan dish. 

Characteristics:

Color: Dark chocolate brown when ripe 

Shape: Medium-small, tapered bell-shaped 

Flavor: Rich, smoky, fruity, with notes of dried plum, tobacco, and liquorice 

Heat: Similar to or slightly hotter than cayenne peppers, with a Scoville scale rating of 1,250–2,000 

Uses: 

Roasted and added to salsas

Used in mole sauces

Ground into a powder and used as a hot pepper powder

Stepped in olive oil to make chili oil

Used in soups, stews, marinades

Varieties are heirloom, non-treated for organic growing.

Capsicum annuum (75 days)

Heat Level: Sweet   Scoville: 0

Heirloom/Open-pollinated/Non-GMO 

Packet contains 10 seeds. 

Chile de arbol is a Mexican chili pepper with several names, including: 

Chile de arbol: The literal translation of this Spanish name is "chili from tree"

Bird's beak chile: Another name for this pepper

Rat's tail chile: Another name for this pepper

Tree chili: Another name for this pepperChile de Arbol are a favorite in Mexican cuisine because of their bold heat and subtle, natural smoky flavor. They originated in Chihuahua, Mexico and dry well with good red color for use as wreaths or other decorative items. Fresh pods can be pureed to make a sauce for chips or to season the pork filling for tamales. When left whole, they can add great flavor to oils and vinegar. Toasted pods can be ground into a powder to season red chile sauces or to create a spice rub.

Narrow pendant shaped fruits grow to 3” long and mature from light green to dark red with a woody stem. This vigorous plant can reach over 4 feet in height in one season and resembles a little tree. Capsicum annuum (90 days)

Heat Level: Very Hot.  Scoville Heat Units 15,000 - 30,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

Piri-piri is a small, extremely spicy chili pepper that's a member of the capsicum genus: 

Also known as: African bird's-eye, African devil, or African red devil

Scoville units: 50,000–175,000

Uses: Sauces, spices, and pharmaceutical applications

Origin: Portuguese explorers produced the pepper in Portugal's former Southern African territories

Harvesting: Harvest when the pepper is bright red

Eating: Can be eaten fresh or dried

Flavor: Some say piri-piri has a bit of sweetness and a smoky flavor

Piri-piri peppers are commonly used in Portuguese cuisine, and are often associated with chicken.

They are also widely used in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Portugal, Brazil, and Angola.

 A nadapeno pepper is a sweet, heatless variety of jalapeño pepper. They are sausage-shaped, with shiny skin and a blunt end. 

Description 

Color: Nadapeños ripen from green to greenish-purple to a deep red

Size: They grow to about 3 inches long

Flavor: They have the flavor of a jalapeño, but without the heat

Texture: They have a crisp texture

Fresh eating, Roasting, Salsa, Pickling, Drying, Stuffing, and Poppers.

7 Pot Pink is a superhot chili pepper known for its striking peachy-pink color, extreme heat (often over 1 million Scoville Heat Units), and delicious fruity, tropical flavor, making it a favorite for hot sauces, powders, and adventurous cooks who enjoy intense heat with flavor. Derived from the Trinidad 7 Pot variety, these large, lantern-shaped pods develop from green to pink and offer significant heat with citrusy notes. 

Heat Level: Extremely hot, often exceeding 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

Flavor: Sweet, fruity, tropical, and citrusy.

Appearance: Golf-ball sized, lantern-shaped pods that turn from light green to a vibrant peachy-pink.

Plant: Can grow quite large (over a meter) and produces heavily, often requiring staking.

Origin: A variation of the renowned Trinidad 7 Pot pepper. 

Making ultra-hot sauces, marinades, and salsas.

Drying and grinding into a flavorful, super-hot chili powder.

Adding intense heat and flavor to stews and chilis (one pod can spice up multiple pots).

Litchi Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) – Description & Uses

Litchi tomato is a unique, spiny plant related to tomatoes and eggplants. It produces small, round fruits that ripen from green to bright red and resemble cherry tomatoes. The plant features deeply lobed leaves covered in sharp thorns, along with attractive white to pale blue flowers with yellow centers. Despite its name, it is not a true tomato but has a similar juicy texture with a slightly tart, cherry-like flavor.

Uses:

Fresh eating: Ripe fruits can be eaten raw; flavor is mildly sweet-tart.

Preserves & jams: Excellent for making jellies or chutneys due to its tangy taste.

Desserts: Can be used in pies or sweet sauces similar to berries.

Ornamental: Grown for its striking flowers and unusual, spiny appearance.

Garden protection: Sometimes used as a trap crop to help manage pests like nematodes.

⚠️ Note: Only fully ripe red fruits are edible—unripe parts and foliage are toxic.