A striking heirloom chili known for its dramatic color change, the Buena Mulata pepper matures from deep purple to pink, orange, and finally bright red. Slender and slightly curved, it grows 5–7 inches long with a smooth, glossy skin. The flavor is mildly smoky with a touch of sweetness, making it excellent for sauces, drying, or fresh use.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Comparable to cayenne-level heat—medium-hot with a noticeable kick but still very usable in cooking.

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 chiles when they are yellowish-orange. 

Pasilla is the dried form of the Chilaca chile and means little raisin in Spanish. This refers to its appearance with dark brown wrinkled skin. Use this pepper fresh for enchilada sauce or salsas. Use it dried and powdered in Mexican mole sauces. This heirloom is easy to grow. 

Have you used Pasillas before?  They’re a workhorse chile that will frequently pop up in traditional Mexican sauces and salsas.

Like most dried chiles, they have a different name than their fresh counterpart.  So to get a Pasilla chile you need to start with a ripe Chilaca chile.  De-hydrate it and you’ve got a Pasilla on your hands.

You may also see Pasillas referred to as Pasilla Negro chiles or Chile Negros.Narrow 8-10" peppers are mildly hot with a sweet flavor when fresh, and a rich smoky flavor when dried. Tall 30" plants produce dark green chiles that turn dark brown when mature. Capsicum annuum (85 days) Open-pollinated - Heirloom - Non-GMO

Heat Level: Mild  Scoville 1000 - 2000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

A purple variant of the popular cayenne pepper with a little more flavor than the red variety. They are very spicy and quite hot for salsas! Dried cayenne peppers are made into powder and flakes and used to spice up any dish. Used fresh and pickled too.

These rare peppers reach 4-6” long with thin walls. They change color from light green to dark purple and finally deep red when fully mature. The beautiful 18-20” tall plants produce many peppers and grow well in containers.  

Capsicum annuum (85 days)  - Heirloom, Open-pollinated

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 chiles when they are yellowish-orange. 

A beautiful plant with many flowers that produce spicy hot 3” pointed fruits. The peppers begin green and as they mature will ripen into a deep red color. Both green and red peppers appear on the plant at the same time. which makes them a fantastic ornamental variety as well as edible.

Thai Dragon peppers can be harvested and used while still small and green or later at a mature red color. Great for your Asian-inspired recipes. A little bit goes a long way!

Produces a heavy crop on small 18” plants. Easy to grow.

Capsicum frutescens (90 days)  Heirloom, Open-pollinated

Heat Level: Very Hot Scoville: 60,000 - 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, 36” apart or into large 5-gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are green or red.

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10-20K SHU Scoville

Grows 12" long

Orinates from Guizou

Light smokey flavour

Can be dried, smoked, grounded to make chili powders

Thunder Mountain Longhorn Chile (Guizhou, China) is a striking heirloom variety known for its long, twisted, wrinkled pods that can reach 8–12 inches. Peppers ripen from green to deep red and offer a rich, smoky, slightly earthy flavor with a slow-building heat. Popular in traditional Chinese cuisine, especially for stir-fries, drying, and chili oils.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 30,000 – 50,000 🔥

The Blondie chili pepper is a variety of the Capsicum baccatum plant that is known for its light heat and fruity flavor. The peppers are small to medium-sized, with a conical shape and a pale white color. 

Heat level

Blondie chilies have a mild to moderate heat level, with a Scoville rating of 30,000–50,000 SHU

Flavor

Blondie chilies have a fruity, citrus-like flavor with a sweet, tangy, and spicy taste

Appearance

Blondie chilies are small to medium-sized, with a conical shape and a pale yellow to light orange color

Uses

Blondie chilies can be used fresh, dried, or powdered in salsas, sauces, pickling, and salads

The Aleppo pepper is a moderately spicy variety of Capsicum annuum used as a spice, particularly in Turkish, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. Also known as the Halaby pepper, its pods are ripened to a burgundy color, then semi-dried, de-seeded, and crushed or coarsely ground.

Aleppo pepper, also known as Halaby pepper or pul biber, is a popular Middle Eastern and Mediterranean spice made from dried, coarsely ground, deep red chili peppers. It is highly prized for its complex flavor profile that offers more depth than standard crushed red pepper flakes. 

"Trottolino pepper" is an Italian hot pepper, often sold as Trottolino Amoroso. It is known for its medium heat, sweet and fruity flavor, and a distinctive shape that resembles a spinning top. These peppers grow on bushy plants and ripen from green to red. 

The Trottolino Amoroso pepper, also known as Diavolicchio, has a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating that varies widely, with sources listing it between \(500\) and \(20,000\) SHU. One source notes that it was once renamed in honor of the Diavolicchio pepper. While some reports indicate a very low heat level with fruity flavor, others describe it as a medium-hot pepper with a high SHU rating. 

Characteristics

Flavor and heat: The Trottolino Amoroso has a sweet, fruity flavor with some bitterness and is considered medium-hot.

Appearance: The peppers are upright, chubby, and conical in shape, with some varieties having dark purple markings as they mature.

Color: They start green and ripen to a bright red.

Growth: The plants are relatively small and bushy, with a long fruiting period.

Uses: It is considered a great cooking and stuffing pepper. 

The Aji Guyana pepper is a rare, medium-heat chili pepper from Guyana, known for its fruity, lemony flavor and prolific yields. It's a Capsicum baccatum variety, with a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating of 5,000 to 15,000. 

Here's a more detailed look at the Aji Guyana pepper:

Origin: Guyana, a country in South America. 

Heat Level: Medium heat, with a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating of 5,000 to 15,000. 

Flavor Profile: Fruity, lemony, and aromatic. 

Appearance: Peppers are 5 to 6 inches long and almost an inch wide, and ripen to a bright yellow. 

Growth: The plants are known for their quick growth and high yields, so they often require staking or support. 

Culinary Uses: Versatile ingredient in South American and Caribbean cuisine, used in pepper sauces, chutneys, marinades, and more. 

Other names: Also known as Guyana or Little Bird of Guyana~ Packet contains 10 seeds.

Aji Limo / Lemon Drop