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.

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. 

A striking, slender chili growing up to 12 inches long, Sichuan Long Pepper delivers medium heat (about 10,000–30,000 SHU) with a clean, bright cayenne bite. Thin-walled and fast-drying, it’s perfect for stir-fries, chili oil, drying, and grinding into flakes or powder, adding classic Chinese-style heat and aroma to dishes. 

The White Hot Lime pepper is a fiery, citrusy super-hot chili, known for its fruity, floral lime aroma and intense, lingering heat, ripening from green to a mustardy yellow or creamy white, often with Moruga Scorpion or Fatalii characteristics, making it great for hot sauces but requiring careful handling due to its significant Scoville Heat Units (SHU). 

Color: Starts green, ripens to a mustardy yellow, chartreuse, or creamy white.

Shape: Often wrinkled, sometimes with scorpion-like shapes, and can be medium-sized.

Plant: Grows quite vigorously, with upright habits, reaching 2-3 feet tall. 

Aroma: Strong citrus (lime) and floral scent.

Flavor: Distinctive fruity, sweet, and citrusy taste, with initial floral notes.

Heat: Super-hot, in the 125,000 to over 1,000,000+ SHU range, with a sharp, intense burn that builds and lingers. 

Ideal for creating potent hot sauces, salsas, or drying for powders.

Adds a spicy kick to dishes, drinks, or dips. 

Jamaican Hot Chocolate - Has more flavor than chocolate habanero.

This cultivar comes from a pepper that was found at a market in Port Antonio, Jamaica. The wrinkled pods are very hot and have a strong smoky flavor. Chocolate habanero is a great tasting pepper, but many people say that Jamiacan Hot Chocolate has more flavor and tastes even better! 

This beautiful pepper has great flavor and grows to about 2” around. The shiny skin of this Habanero-type pepper changes from green to red-brown and finally to chocolate brown at maturity. Capsicum chinense (100 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated

Warning: Handling this pepper requires extreme caution. Wear hand, eye and breathing protection. 

Heat Level: Extra Super Hot  Scoville: 400,000

~ 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. Harvest peppers when they are brown.

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).

La Sucette de Provence is an old French chili pepper variety originating from Provence, France. It has a long, tapered, conical shape measuring about 10 to 15 cm, often compared to a small lollipop or tongue. The pepper matures from green to bright red, sometimes passing through orange hues, and offers a distinctive fruity flavor with moderate heat ranging from about 1,500 to 2,500 Scoville Heat Units. Its thin flesh makes it especially well suited for drying, though the skin can become slightly tough when fully mature. La Sucette de Provence can be used at any stage of ripeness, whether fresh, roasted, or dried, and is ideal for making chili powders, sauces, marinades, and tapas-style dishes.

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. 

Wrinkled Pepper is a specific variety of hybrid hot chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) known for its high pungency and wrinkled appearance. It is a strong-growing, high-yield plant primarily used in Chinese and other Asian cuisines. 

Heat Level: It is a hot pepper with high pungency.

Appearance: The fruits are long and have a distinctive wrinkled skin. They ripen from green to a vibrant red color.

Fruit Size: Individual fruits are relatively large for a hot pepper, typically around 13-16 cm (about 5-6 inches) in length and 3.0-3.5 cm (about 1.2-1.4 inches) in diameter.

Maturity: It is an early-maturing variety, generally ready for harvest around 55 days after transplanting.

Plant Habit: The plant has strong vigor and a semi-upright growing habit, making it prolific and high-yielding.

Usage: It is suitable for both fresh markets and for drying to create chili flakes or powder.