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PEPPERS

Aci Sivri

Turkish cayenne type, ranges from mild to very hot. 8", 90 days

Aji Dulce

Habanero type (Capsicum chinense)pepper without the heat but with all the flavor complexity. 2-3", 111days

Alma Paprika

Paprika type with a slight amount of heat. Good to dry and grind for paprika. 2", 70-80 days

Anaheim

Mildly hot, good for rellenos, roasting or canning. 8", 77 days

Ancho Gigantea

Heart shaped dark green, matures to red. Called Poblano when fresh, Ancho when dried, these are used for stuffing and sauces. Complex flavor with not a lot of heat. 3"x4", 90 days.

Ancho Mulato

Similar to Ancho Gigantea but ripens to dark brown and has a smokier flavor.

Antohi Romanian

Sweet heirloom. Ripens yellow to red.2"x4", 53 days green, 78 days ripe 

Beaver Dam

Hungarian heirloom, ripens lime-green to red. Moderate heat, good for salsas and stuffing. 2"x3", 80 days

Black Hungarian

Beautiful plant with purple flowers, purple viens in green foliage and purple-black shiny fruit ripening to glossy red. Medium heat with good flavor. Large plant 30-36" 4", 70-80 days..

Black Pearl

Winner of both the 2005 Fleuroselect Quality Mark and a 2006 All-America Selection Award. Showy with purple foliage. Compact with very hot 3/4" fruit ripening from dark purple to red

Bulgarian Carrot

Heirloom variety produces bright orange, thin walled fruit. Hot, with fruity overtones, excellent for salsas, chutneys. Compact plant,15-18". 3", 80 days

Corno di Toro Giallo

Italin heirloom translates 'horn of the bull yellow'. Delicious, complex sweetness. 8-10", 75-85 days.

Czech Black

Productive, bushy plant. Ripen green-black-red. Moderate to hot. 2-3", 90 days.

Doe Hill Golden Bell

Pre 1900 heirloom produces small bell type peppers with sweet fruity flavor. 2"x1", 55-68 days.

Fat 'n' Sassy

Productive early bell, green to red. 4"x4", 63 days

Fish

Pre-1870s African-American heirloom. Variegated foliage on 18-24" plants. Ripen from cream with green stripes to orange with brown stripes to all red. Moderate to hot. 2-3", 80 days

Gambo

Flattened bell. Ripens green to red. Thick walled and sweet, excellent for frying and stuffing. 3"x2", 63 days

Italian Roaster

Thin walled mildly hot pepper, ideal for grilling.8-9", 68 days

Klari Baby Cheese

Prolific, sweet and thick walled.Squat, cheese shaped peppers ripen from white to yellow to red.Also known as Golden Delicious Apple Pepper. 2-3", 65 days

Jimmy Nardello's

Excellent Italian heirloom. Rich flavor especially suited for frying or drying. 1"x5-8", 75 days.

Pasilla Bajio

Translates 'little raisin', referring to the brown wrinkled pods when dried. Not very hot, the rich, smoky flavor is used in sauces, especially molé. 1" x 6-8", 75 days.

Romanian Hot

Compact plant with good yield of mild to medium hot peppers. 3", 70 days

Santa Fe Grande

Good yields of blunt conical peppers, medium hot with some sweetness. 1 1/2" x 3 1/2", 100 days

Spanish Spice

Hybrid with continual production of thin walled green peppers with spicy flavor. Not hot.7" x 1 1/2", 70 days.

Tangerine Pimiento

Thick walled orange pepper, sweet and juicy.3", 85 days.

Trinidad Seasoning

Another habenero pepper, C.chinense, lacking the heat but with the characteristic fruity flavor. 3" x 1", 100 days.