Their name means "little beaks" and it's easy to see why. This diminutive and sharply-tapered variety of chili pepper is one of the stars of the Spanish table. Have you ever tried them?

These peppers are simultaneously sweet, spicy, and smoky thanks to some time spent over wood fires after harvesting. The slow-roasting also cooks away much of the water in the pepper, concentrating and intensifying the natural flavors. 

The Spanish Piquillo pepper (a.k.a. the little beak pepper) is usually seen coming out of a jar. This sweet pepper with modest heat –nearly imperceptible– has both smoky and tart undertones. It received a European PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) and cannot be commercially grown outside its Navarra, Spain region, but we have home garden seeds available for you to grow them in your own garden.

For a delicious treat, make our Marinated Piquillo Peppers Recipe. 

A rare heirloom from Northern Spain with a real surprising and delicious flavor. The 3”-4” peppers ripen from olive-green to fre-red. They grow on productive 3’ tall open-pollinated plants. Capsicum annuum  (85) Days

Heat Level: Very Mild  Scoville 0-500

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

Orange cayenne peppers are a hybrid variety of chili pepper that are larger and hotter than standard cayenne peppers, with a more vibrant color and smooth skin: 

Orange cayenne peppers are long, slender, and conical, with a pointed tip. They are smooth and glossy, and turn from dark green to bright orange as they ripen. 

Orange cayenne peppers have a fruity and citrusy flavor, and an intense heat that dissipates quickly. They can range from 30,000–50,000 units on the Scoville scale, which is 5–10 times hotter than a jalapeño. 

Orange cayenne peppers can be eaten fresh or cooked, and can be used in salads, salsas, soups, or with chicken or pork. They can also be dried and sprinkled over meats, stews, and rice dishes.

Fushimi Pepper Seeds – This traditional Japanese sweet pepper is delicious when eaten right off the plant! It has crispier skin and texture than its companion the Shishito pepper. The thin walls and bright green color make it very popular and widely used in Asian cooking, especially in tempura. These are generally picked and used when they are green, but you can also let them ripen more to a nice red color. 

Fushimi Peppers can be harvested earlier than most other peppers, and are very prolific the entire season, so you'll be harvesting them all summer. You can cook these up with a little sesame oil and salt in a hot frying pan, they are also great when grilled or pickled! 

Fushimi pepper plants produce a heavy crop of long 6" narrow pods. Plants are 24" tall and great for container gardens. Easy to grow in full sun and fertile soil. Capsicum annuum (80 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated

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, 24” apart or into large containers. Harvest peppers when they are full size.

Ivory White Bell Pepper Matures to Red - 65 Days

Sweet taste used in salads, sandwiches, sauces and sauteed. 

Plant: The plant that produces ivory bell peppers is sturdy and can grow to be about 18–2 feet tall. 

Type Peppers

Family Nightshade Family

Temperature Soil 65-80F

Temperature Daytime 70-90F

Temperature Evening 60+F

Lighting Full Sun, 6-8 Hours/Day

Water Heavy, 6 Gallons/Day

Maturity Moderate, 65-85 Days Harvest

PH Neutral 5.5-7.0

Zones 4A-11B

Plant Placement 6 Plants, 3  Row

Santa Fe peppers are a type of chile pepper that are mild and slightly sweet, with a color range from yellow to orange-red. They are also known as Güero peppers. 

Characteristics 

Heat level: Mild, ranging from 500–700 Scoville Heat Units (SHU)

Color: Yellow when immature, orange, and then red when fully mature

Shape: Conical and blunt

Size: About 6 cm long and 2.5–3 cm wide

Uses: Can be eaten fresh or cooked in salads, salsas, and other dishes

Plant height: About 2–2.5 ft tall

Resistance: Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus

Capsicum chinense

Aromatic and hot. Pepper is 70 mm in length and wrinkled like a volcano.

Ripens from green through to red. 

Grow in containers.

Heat level: very hot (approx. 150,000-200,000 SHU)

Can be eaten fresh or dried.

Sweet Hungarian Yellow Wax - Great for short season climates. Lighter and more delicate than bell peppers is part of this pepper's charm, because of its less assertive taste and thin flesh. These peppers get sweeter when left to ripen on the plant. Matures from green to green yellow.

Thin walled fruits with sweet mild flavor are 4 - 5" long and 1-1/2" wide. Plants are 30" tall and easy to grow. Most commonly pickled and used in salads and on sandwiches and pizza! - Capsicum annuum (76 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated

Heat Level: Sweet-Mild  Scoville: 0 - 500

~ Packet contains 15 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 in the garden, or into large 5 gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are green, orange or red. 

The Gogosari pepper is a variety of the Capsicum annuum plant. It is also known as a Romanian heirloom pepper. 

Here are some characteristics of the Gogosari pepper:

The peppers are large, round, and flattened, with a burgundy red color and convex surface. 

The peppers have a sweet taste and a compact, juicy pulp that is thicker and crispier than other varieties. 

Gogosari peppers can be eaten fresh in salads, cooked in a pan, stuffed, canned, pickled, or marinated in sweet and sour sauce. 

The Gogosari pepper is originally from Romania, where it was widely grown commercially in the 1920s. It is also found in Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, and Moldova. 

Red Habanero  -This hot habanero with its fruity flavor is a fine addition to make extra spicy salsas, marinades, and very hot sauces. It originates from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and will grow well in northern climates. Easy to grow.

The red pods are 1-1/2" long and 1" wide and grow on 36" tall plants. It is so productive the plant may need support when loaded with fruit. Capsicum chinense (90 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated

Heat Level: Extra Super Hot.  Scoville Heat Units 400,000

30 Seeds