Origin: Japan. 

Other Names: Chilies Japones. 

Plant Characteristics: 2-3 feet tall, multi-branched, with peppers growing in upright clusters of 5-6. 

Flavor: Similar to Cayenne or Thai peppers, with a fruity and spicy taste. 

Heat Level: 40,000 – 75,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). 

Culinary Uses: Used fresh when a milder heat is desired, and dried and ground for shichimi togarashi. 

Growth: Highly productive, with new peppers appearing as older ones are harvested. 

Popularity: One of the most prolific Capsicum Annuum hot peppers. 

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).

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.

A versatile mix of classic and specialty Jalapeño Pepper varieties offering a range of heat from mild to moderately hot. This blend can produce peppers in shades of green, red, and sometimes yellow or purple, with thick walls and the signature crisp, juicy texture jalapeños are known for. Perfect for fresh salsas, stuffing, pickling, grilling, or adding a balanced kick to your favorite dishes.

🌶️ 2,500 – 8,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units)

This mix is ideal for gardeners who enjoy dependable, productive plants and flavorful peppers with just the right amount of heat.

Aji Limo / Lemon Drop

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. 

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

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.

Thai hot peppers, also known as bird's eye chilies, are small, fiery peppers that measure between 50,000 and 100,000 Scoville heat units, making them significantly hotter than a jalapeño but milder than a habanero. These peppers have a slender, tapered shape, are about 1–2 inches long, and mature from green to a bright red color. They have a fruity, earthy flavor with a pungent heat that is used widely in Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisines, often in curries, soups, and stir-fries. 

Size and shape: Small, slender, and tapered, usually 1–2 inches long and 1/4–1/2 inch wide.

Color: Green when young, ripening to a bright red.

Flavor: Fruity and earthy, with a pungent heat.

Texture: Thin, crisp, and waxy when fresh. 

Scoville units: 50,000–100,000 SHU.

Comparison: About 23 times hotter than a jalapeño and roughly one-third as hot as a habanero.

Note: The seeds and membranes contain the most heat and can be removed to reduce it. 

Thai Chili

Thai chili, also known as bird's eye chili or simply bird chili, is a small, fiery pepper variety native to Southeast Asia. 

Tombstone Ghost Pepper

So bad you’ll wish you were in Boothill! The heat is far more than you would expect. It keeps creeping up on you until shivers go down your spine and your face goes numb. Not even whiskey will save you! It has been said that when people survive the heat of this Outlaw Pepper they become Tombstone Legends! 

Pods are 3” long and 1” wide with red dented skin. The 30” tall plants will produce fruit all season. The flavor is fruity up front then spooky hot. This is not for scaredy cats!  Capsicum chinense/C.frutescens  (100 days)

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

Heat Level: Extreme, Severe and Intense.  Scoville Heat Units 1,000,000 

~ Packet contains 10 seeds.