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Pepperoncini Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Pepperoncinis are 2 to 3 inches long with wrinkled, light yellow-green flesh. They are sweet and mild (100-500 SHUs) and are usually sold pickled. They turn red as they mature, and you can find both green and red pepperoncini at the market. Origin: Peppers originated in South and Central America. Pepperoncini peppers later arose in Italy and Greece. Usage: Pickled... -
Banana Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Hungarian Sweet Wax peppers are smooth, 6 inches long, 1 ½ inches wide, tapering to a point. They are yellow and sweet with a mild heat, usually 0, but can reach up to 500 Scoville Heat units. The 2-foot plants are vigorous and high yielding. Traditionally used at the yellow stage, the peppers turn to orange, then red at maturity.... -
Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Hungarian Hot Wax peppers are smooth, creamy yellow, 5 inches long, with a conical, tapered shape. They have thick flesh, thin skins, and a sweet, medium heat of 1,000 to 15,000 Scoville Heat Units. They are usually used at the yellow stage but will mature to a red-orange color on compact 2-foot plants. They are similar in appearance to banana... -
Golden California Wonder Pepper
Description: A golden version of the Cal Wonder bell pepper that produces smooth, glossy, blocky, thick-walled 4″ fruits that are sweet, mild flavored, and crunchy. Mature from light green to golden-yellow. It has no capsaicin and so measures zero on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. Origin: Peppers originated in South and Central America. Usage: Bell peppers are used in stir-fries, soups, eaten fresh in... -
California Wonder Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Cal Wonder is an heirloom bell pepper that produces large, blocky, deep-green glossy 4" fruits that turn red at full maturity. The taste is sweet, mild, and grassy, with a crunchy texture. When red, the taste is even sweeter. Bell types have no capsaicin and therefore have no heat. Therefore, they measure zero Scoville Heat Units. Origin: Peppers originated in... -
Cubanelle Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Cubanelle peppers are yellow-green, smooth, and grow up to 6” long and 2” wide, looking like an elongated bell pepper. They are mellow and sweet with a low heat of 500-1000 Scoville Heat Units. They mature into a brilliant orange-red and are a little hotter, though still sweet.Origin: Peppers originated in South and Central America. The Cubanelle is mainly grown... -
Poblano Pepper
POBLANO PEPPER ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Poblanos are shiny, dark green in color, about 4” long and 2” wide. They have an earthy, slightly smoky flavor and are mildly spicy, measuring 1,000–1,500 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. When left to ripen and dry out, the dehydrated and dried poblano peppers are called ancho chiles. Origin: Peppers originated in South and Central America. Poblano... -
Big Jim Hot Pepper
They are typically picked green and used to produce roasted green chile in New Mexican cuisine. Origin: Developed at New Mexico State University in 1975. Usage: They are perfect for making Chile Rellenos. Also used in salsa and salads, roasting, pickling or anywhere that peppers are used. The red ones are dried and made into beautiful ristras. Interesting facts: The Guinness Book of World... -
Hot Red Cherry Pepper
RED CHERRY HOT PEPPER ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Red Cherry Hot peppers are one to two inches across, round, and flattened. When ripe, they're bright red and thick. They have a nice robust flavor with 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville heat units. Origin: Red cherry peppers, both sweet and hot, are native to the regions of Mexico, South America, and Central America and have been... -
Serrano Hot Pepper
SERRANO PEPPER ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Serrano peppers grow between 1 - 4 inches long and about 1/2 inch wide. Their flavor is sweet and tangy. They carry a punch of between10,000-25,000 SHU and are usually used at the green stage. You can find them in their various color stages of yellow, orange, and red, but more commonly, green. Origin: Peppers originated in South... -
Cayenne Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Cayenne peppers are 2 to 5 inches long, thin, red peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin. They have a sweet and slightly smokey aroma. Heat is 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. Cayenne chile is usually sold in stores in its powder form known as cayenne pepper. Also, most of the chile flakes sold are from Cayenne peppers.... -
Habanero Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Habanero pepper is a fiery chile with a sweet, fruity, somewhat floral flavor. The pods are about 1 ½-2” long and 1 ½ " wide, boxy looking, usually orange or red. It is prized for its level of heat, 200,000 – 350,000 SHU. Origin: Peppers originate in South and Central America. The Habanero, which translates to mean "from Havana," are... -
Jalapeno Pepper
ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Jalapeno peppers are firm, thick-walled, 2-3 inches long, with a curved shape and green, shiny, smooth skin. The flavor is vegetal with medium heat. Scoville Heat Units 2,000 to 10,000. They are usually harvested when green but ripen to red. This chile is named after the Mexican city of Jalapa, but in Mexico, they call the Jalapeno a Cuaresmenos. Because... -
Anaheim Pepper
Description: Cayenne peppers are 2 to 5 inches long, thin, red peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin. They have a sweet and slightly smokey aroma. Heat is 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. Cayenne chile is usually sold in stores in its powder form known as cayenne pepper. Also, most of the chile flakes sold are from Cayenne peppers.Origin: Peppers originated in...
