SEEDS & PLANTS

The Yellow Rocoto Pepper, also known as the Yellow Manzano Pepper, is commonly translated as the “apple chile”. Mature Yellow Rocoto Pepper plants are very strong and sturdy – these plants are resistant to cool temperatures and take on a tree-like structure with age. This pepper is shaped like a small 2” yellow apple and features a thick pod flesh - think a smaller and spicier version of a yellow bell pepper. The Yellow Manzano Pepper plant blooms vibrant blue flowers with hairy leaves and turns from green to yellow when mature, featuring unique black seeds. If you keep them away from frost, these plants can live up to 15 years and be up to four meters tall. The fresh and juicy flavor of this pepper paired with its medium heat level make it so versatile for cooking. It is great in salsas and hot sauces, for pickling, and we have even seen people stuff these hot little peppers! Yellow not your color? Check out our Red Rocoto and Orange Rocoto Pepper seeds. Fun Fact: This is a pepper with many names. Referred to as Rocoto in Peru, Manzano in Mexico, and Locoto in Bolivia. To us, it doesn’t matter what you call it - just grow it. Browse through our offerings of Medium Hot Pepper Seeds and Medium Hot Pepper Plants today!

Like most NuMex varieties, this pepper was produced from the original heirloom Sandia Hot using plant selection techniques by New Mexico State University. The NuMex Sandia Pepper, developed in 1956, is a gorgeous mild variety that is made easy to grow and useful in the kitchen. The small pepper plants can grow anywhere from 2-3 ft. tall and produce long, pendant-shaped pods. Some of these peppers - which can grow up to 9" long - are curved, with smooth, shiny skin. NuMex Sandia peppers will ripen from green to red, with heat that may intensify as they mature. These peppers have the great flavor of an Anaheim pepper: a mild, fruity sweetness, and is an eatable flavor that can be counted on for versatility in the kitchen! It’s also hotter than the original Sandia Hot, but we’re not complaining… Need help deciding which NuMex pepper to grow? Browse through our NuMex Pepper Seed Collection and be sure to check out other Mild Pepper Seed varieties to grow!

If you’re seeking a sweet pepper with some packed heat, you must try the Cajun Belle Pepper! As it hints in the name, it has the sweetness of bell peppers, but with a heat that provides a jalapeno-like punch. The Cajun Belle pepper is a bold, sweet mini-bell with some heat, and grows 2-3" long with multiple lobes. The pepper plant is a beauty in the garden as it provides gorgeous colors. It ripens from green, and orange, to a rich red hue color, and can be harvested at any stage. While you can harvest whenever you’d like, we recommend topping it when it’s in its fully ripened red stage because it’ll have more flavors and heat! You’ll be satisfied growing this pepper plant because it’s prolific, heat-tolerant, disease-resistant, heavy-bearing, and low-maintenance. The flavors of the Cajun Belle pepper are truly unique and create an interesting eating experience. The pepper is much like a typical sweet, fresh pepper, and the heat is layered atop this sweetness. So basically, part delicious bell pepper, part jalapeno. You can use this pepper for many culinary uses just like how you would use a bell pepper! You can make salsa and stuffed peppers, add on salads and sandwiches, or grill and roast them. It’s also delicious to use with BBQ, as a tasty side dish, and to complement red meat. Start growing these seeds and relish in the deliciousness of the Cajun Belle Pepper fast! Keep growing additional sweetness with our Mild Pepper Seeds and Mild Pepper Plants! Waiting to harvest your jalapenos? Tide yourself over with our deliciously mild Jalapeno Snacks & Spices!

Hot Portugal peppers have slowly made a comeback for both small gardeners and commercial growers alike. With its dependable and high-yielding growth, along with its appetizing flavors and moderate heat, no wonder why people love to grow them! These plants may only grow up to 2 ft. tall, but they do hold sturdy. Hot Portugal peppers grow and mature earlier than others and can reach lengths of 6-7” long. These conical pods start off as a wrinkly dark green, but then ripen to a glossy, vivid red as if it was pumped back to life! Hot Portugal plants boast heavy yields of these peppers, so use as many as you’d like and store the rest away for later – no worries, they will last for a while! The flavor is sweet like the Jimmy Nardello pepper, but its heat is what makes it different. The name “Hot Portugal” comes from its variable heat levels which can reach as high as 30,000 SHUs, or as hot as a Cayenne pepper! Use them for cooking, roasting, drying, and for sauce. If you can tolerate the heat, then you won’t regret adding these flavorful peppers to your food! Get the right amount of heat for your peppers with our Medium Hot Pepper Seeds and Medium Hot Pepper Plants!

In the words of Muhammed Ali, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” The Super Heavyweight F1 pepper is an XXL hybrid bell pepper. It's named for its huge size with added weight that you’ll never expect from a flavorful pepper! The Super Heavyweight pepper plant will reach up to 4 ft. tall and produce good yields of sweet peppers. Weighting up to around 9-16 oz. and growing to 6" long, you'll be growing one of the biggest, heaviest, thickest-walled sweetest blocky peppers ever! Ripening from green to a beautiful golden color when mature, this pepper looks identical to the plump shape of a pumpkin. These peppers are excellent for eating fresh or stuffing, and to grill, fry, roasting, or bake them. The Super Heavyweight is truly an unforgettable pepper that's great for home gardeners. Impress your neighbors, friends, and family, and grow the Super Heavyweight pepper today! Enjoy other amazing varieties in our Sweet Pepper Seed Collection. We also have Sweet Pepper Plants for you to grow if you prefer to plant from seedling.

Another variety coming from New Mexico State University, the Rio Grande Hot Pepper makes for easy growing and contains a pleasant, mildly hot taste useful in a variety of dishes. Enjoy growing these plants in your garden or container, as they reach up to around 2 ft. in height. Watch these peppers turn from a bright green to a yellow, and finally to an orange-red when they hit maturity. The lengths of these conical pods may vary from 4” long up to 6” long, depending on when you harvest them. The Rio Grande pepper has a mildly hot flavor that adds the right amount of heat to your cooking. Dry these peppers up into a tasty powder or into pepper flakes that you can sprinkle on your food. You can also chop them up and use in salads or salsas or pickle them and save them for later. The uses are endless with Rio Grande Hot Peppers! Check out our popular seed collections here: Mild Pepper Seeds, NuMex Pepper Seeds, Heirloom Pepper Seeds, Medium Hot Pepper Seeds Start your pepper seeds NOW with our helpful Growing Supplies!

The Chili Tepin Pepper, a small yet fiery variety, defies its size with an impressive punch of heat. Affectionately known as "bird's eye peppers" due to their petite size and round shape, these peppers thrive in both garden beds and containers, thanks to their adaptable nature and bushy growth. Chili Tepin Plants maintain a manageable size while yielding an abundance of fruit, typically reaching a height of 1 to 3 feet. They transition from a vibrant green to eye-catching red as they mature. With a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) range of 50,000 to 100,000, Birds Eye Chili Peppers are perfect for spice enthusiasts. Beyond their heat, they are versatile in various culinary uses. When dried in the sun, Chili Tepin Peppers can be ground into powder or flakes, becoming a lively seasoning that elevates the flavor of many dishes. From salsas to hot sauces, these peppers add a satisfying amount of spice. Want more beautiful peppers to light up your garden? Check out our Ornamental Pepper Seeds today, and be sure to browse through our ever-growing Pepper Seed Collection for more varieties!  

One of the most popular Cayenne pepper varieties in the Southeast Asia region, the Goat Horn peppers boast a wonderfully sweet and spicy taste that goes well in almost any cuisine! Originally from Thailand, this pepper reaches a moderate heat level of up to 50,000 SHUs, guaranteed to fry your taste buds! Goat Horn pepper plants grow well in most climates and reach up to 3 ft. tall. A prolific variety, this pepper gets its namesake from its shape, which resembles 4-6” long goat horns. Fruits have smooth and shiny surfaces and ripen from dark green to a bright red color at maturity. These characteristics make Goat Horn peppers a revered ornamental variety that spruces up any garden or patio. You’ll notice the instantly sweet taste of these peppers before the long-lasting heat starts to kick in. Just like most Cayennes, these peppers have a wide variety of uses! With their medium-thick walls, Goat Horn peppers work well for drying and homemade powder. You can also cook these peppers or use them to spice up any food dish you like! Want peppers with just the right amount of heat? View our Medium Hot Pepper Seeds!

If you’re looking for a hotter banana pepper, look no further than the Inferno F1 pepper! Also known as the Inferno banana pepper, this is a hybrid of the Hungarian Hot Wax pepper that grows easily and has many uses in the kitchen. The Inferno F1 is a very productive hybrid pepper plant with high yields. Easy to grow, the Inferno pepper plant will produce approximately 8" long pods, which will be one of the bigger peppers you’ll grow. The smooth-skinned pods look identical to longer slender hot peppers like the Red Long Cayenne Peppers, or are even shaped like bananas. The large Inferno pepper will ripen from pale-lime/green, yellow, to then turning red. You can harvest the Inferno hot pepper at any stage depending on the level of spiciness you want, but we recommend harvesting them when they turn yellow or red because they have more unforgettable flavors! The Inferno chili is great for roasting, pickling, and frying, and to use as a topping like pizzas and burgers. Be sure to pick up these one-of-a-kind pepper seeds! Seeking more exotic, uniquely-shaped peppers? Check out our stunning Rare & Exotic Pepper Seeds for many interesting varieties!

Introducing the Stromboli Pepper, a visually striking and compact plant that adds fiery flavor to your garden. This pepper plant features a multitude of 'Tabasco' type dark green peppers that transform into a brilliant orange peppers once mature. They grow in upward-facing bunches. Originating from Italy, the name 'Stromboli' draws inspiration from the volcano, and for good reason. The bunches of orange fruits resemble the small explosions of lava. Its compact size makes it suitable for container or field production. This versatile pepper matures around a 90-day period after transplanting and grows to about 1.5 to 2 feet tall. Beyond its fiery beauty, it is a culinary powerhouse. Ideal for making hot sauce and enhancing various dishes with its flavorful heat, the Stromboli Pepper is a versatile addition to your kitchen. Stick with a moderate heat with our Medium Hot Pepper Seeds and Medium Hot Pepper Plants!

The Lombok Chili pepper gets its namesake from the Indonesian island of Lombok where it originated from. Eventually, this pepper made its way to America, and has become a popular chili pepper to use! These pepper plants grow well in most environments and can reach heights of up to 3 ft. – even higher when planted directly into the ground. Lombok pepper plants boast high yields of these 6” long peppers that ripen to a bright, shiny red color at maturity. Pods are cone-shaped that taper off to a straight or curved point. The points of these fruits don’t have any heat, which allows them to be eaten fresh like sweet peppers. Because of their great taste and sweet mild flavor, Lombok peppers have many culinary uses. In Indonesia, they are mostly pureed into a paste called Sambal, but others have used these peppers for roasting and adding to fresh foods. Looking to grow peppers with just the right amount of heat? View our Medium Hot Pepper Seeds!

The Cherry Mini Hot hybrid pepper is half the size of the regular Cherry Hot pepper but packs the same amount of fiery heat! These small cherry bombs are a nice variety to grow in your garden and use in your kitchen. These 1/2" fruits grow on sturdy, tall pepper plants, and they will ripen from green to red at maturity. You’ll notice these pods are nice and glossy when they’re ready to be picked. Plants will produce high yields of these Cherry Mini Hot peppers! Enticing to pop into your mouth and eat, you better be prepared for the heat! Cherry Mini Hot peppers are sweet but incredibly fiery for their size that they are. These peppers are perfect to use in salsa and hot sauce, but can also be added fresh to salads, soups, and other meals. If you like things on the spicy side, then they will make for an easy snacking pepper. Browse through our expansive Pepper Seed Collection and find the right pepper seeds you’re looking for! Need help getting started? View our Fertilizer & Plant Health products to get what you need to grow your new peppers!

Also known as the Pasilla Bajio Chilaca, Pasilla pepper, or Chile Negro, this flavorful pepper originates from Mexico. Chilica translates to “old” or “gray hair,” and Pasilla translates to “little raisin” in Spanish. Besides the aforementioned names, the Chilaca Mexican pepper goes by many other names as well. This pepper plant reaches 3 ft. tall and grows plenty of these 8-10" long pods. Peppers will have a curved, flattened, conical shape and waxy, wrinkly skin. This pepper can be harvested at multiple stages of maturity and can surprise your taste buds at its different stages. When young, it has a mild, tangy, floral flavor with heat similar to the Poblano pepper. When it matures, the flavor is a much more earthy, sweeter flavor with raisin-like undertones and subtle, mild heat. If growing this pepper, it will ripen from dark green to a dark brown-black color when mature. When in its dried format, the chili is called Pasilla chile which is more recognized than when it’s fresh. You can use these dried Pasilla chiles for grilling, roasting, baking, or to be eaten fresh and added into hot sauces! View our Mild Pepper Seeds and check out more options from our expansive Pepper Seed Collection! Need help getting started? We have the right Growing Supplies to help get you off on the right foot with your pepper seeds!

We have a fun fact that you can tell your friends and family about this pepper. When you see or hear the word NuMex, this means most pepper varieties with this word have been created or improved by New Mexico State University! This is a pepper variety named by Mr. Joe E. Parker who was a graduate of New Mexico State University. The 2 ft. tall compact pepper plants are early producers with heavy, consistent yields that’ll grow 6-8" long (and could be longer than your hand). These peppers are smooth, shiny, and shaped like a pendant, tapering off to a point, and will ripen from green to red like other NuMex varieties. With meaty and thick flesh, medium heat level, and rich, full flavor, we just want to cook this pepper in everything! The NuMex Joe E. Parker Pepper (what a tongue twister) is a mild Southwestern-style traditional Anaheim chile pepper that is great to use for stuffing, roasting, grilling, or processing! Enjoy other NuMex Pepper Seeds and be sure to check out other Mild Pepper Seed varieties to add to your growing list! Need help getting started? Check out our Pepper Growing Supplies!

Good things come in small packages and this small, skinny, yellow, yet MIGHTY Thai pepper from Southeast Asia and China is no exception! Grow these 2 ft. tall compact pepper plants that will produce high yields of these skinny pepper pods. Fruits measure out to be around 2-3" long, with a distorted conical shape, curling every which way out from the plant's foliage. Kristian peppers mature earlier than other similar varieties, ripeninig from green to bright yellow when they reach maturity. Kristian peppers boast a nice, spicy flavor with heat levels reading around 76,000 SHUs. Use these guys for just about anything you can think of, although it’s important to note that the color gets a bit muddy if dried. They pair extremely well with their orange brother, the Kilian Pepper, in fresh foods like salads, salsas, and dressings. Pick up more Hot Pepper Seed varieties to keep up with the heat in your garden!

An eye-candy ornamental pepper plant that has tasty edible peppers, and it’s a 2015 AAS winner? That’s pretty sweet. While most ornamentals are edible and some mildly flavorful, the Pretty n Sweet pepper has taken things to a whole new level! We’ve heard that the AAS judges were so impressed with this pepper that they proposed calling this plant an “ornamendible.” You just have to decide if you want to admire it or eat it! Pretty 'n' Sweet peppers grow on compact, bushy 18" tall plants that look gorgeous in gardens, patios, balconies, and greenhouses. This is a prolific plant with early-maturing sweet peppers and continuous harvests. These pods are small, plump, multi-colored fruits that look very tempting to eat. Ripening from green, yellow, orange, red, to finally purple, you can harvest these peppers at any stage. These are quite amazing plants for home gardeners as the plants will stand up well to heat and humidity, are easy to grow, and are resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Although the Pretty n Sweet pepper is quite flavorful, it is the thick walls that make the pepper taste great. You can enjoy making this for a variety of culinary uses! Pick up your packet of seeds today! Try growing other Sweet Pepper Seeds in your garden! We also offer Sweet Pepper Plants for those who want a head start in growing peppers.

This pepper may look and sound like a super hot, but don't be alarmed! The Trinidad Perfume has little to no heat and gives off one of the most delectable aromas around when used in cooking - hence, the "perfume" in its name. Originating from the Caribbean, this pepper descends from the Trinidad Scorpion and carries with it some of its fruity and smoky flavors that make these so unique. Trinidad Perfume pepper plants will grow up to 2 feet tall and produce high yields of 2" fruits that mature from a green to a light-yellow color. These pods resemble Habanero peppers that look like small lanterns, with some even growing tiny scorpion tails. This is a wonderful sweet seasoning pepper that needs to be experienced by all pepper lovers. Cook these peppers or add them to soups, salads, or other food dishes. These peppers can also make for a flavorful pepper powder or mild salsa. Check out our Sweet Pepper Seeds and Mild Pepper Seeds to add the right amount of heat to your food! Want more? Try our Mild Snacks & Spices!

The Cayenne Sweetness hybrid pepper looks and feels just like any other cayenne pepper but be prepared for zero heat (?!). That’s right, this pepper – nicknamed the “False Alarm” – has all of the bountiful flavors of cayenne, but with 0 SHUs! These unique hybrid peppers grow on 2 ft. tall plants. Watch as these peppers reach 5” in length and change from its early green color to a ripe red color. What’s great about these twisted and cone-shaped peppers is that they can be harvested or eaten at any stage in maturity, resembling similar characteristics to other sweet peppers. The best ways to utilize these peppers’ sweet flavors are chopped up and thrown together with other fresh foods and salads, cooked or sautéed to serve, or pickled. You could also make a low-heat chili powder with plenty of cayenne flavors by drying and grinding these peppers up. The uses for the Cayenne Sweetness are endless!  

Thai peppers are known to deliver in terms of flavor and heat - and the Thai Compact Pepper is no different! These pepper plants deliver the same spicy peppers on a more compact plant that makes for versatile gardening and planting. These pepper plants may reach up to 3 ft. tall, but generally hover around 2 ft. which makes them a perfect variety for container growing on your porch or patio. The Thai Compact plant grows plenty of these slender, ornamental peppers that grow up to 3" long. Pods will mature from green to red, but will have beautiful colors throughout the maturing process that will stand out from the crowd! Thai Compact peppers are small-sized, fiery, hot peppers that’ll have a very spicy flavor and punch to your dishes. With a medium hot heat level, these peppers will taste delicious on fresh foods like salads, sandwiches, and more. The Thai Compact peppers also dry very easily, making them a good candidate for chili pepper powder and pepper flakes. Check out our wide selection of seeds in our Pepper Seed Collection, including other Medium Hot Pepper Seed varieties for you to try! Try growing our beautiful Ornamental Pepper Plants and give your garden something to really talk about!

The NuMex College 64L pepper is another variety pumped out of New Mexico State University that has a shape similar to Anaheim peppers and a heat level comparable to the Jalapeno pepper. Expect these peppers to grow up to 3 ft. tall and produce good yields of these teardrop-shaped pods that expand up to 5” in length. Easy to grow, Numex College peppers start out growing as a bright green pod and mature to its spicy red color. Using Numex College peppers depends on when you harvest them. Their heat levels and flavors are contingent on this, as well. When green, these peppers have less heat and spice, making them useful in fresh foods and cooking in mild dishes. However, when red, the heat and spice increase and they make for wonderful chili powders, ristras, and are fantastic for roasting. Check out more of our NuMex Pepper Seeds as well as other Mild Pepper Seeds for your garden! Find the right Growing Supplies and jumpstart your garden today!

Holy Moly! Wait I mean Holy Mole! How have you not grown this pepper? This pepper is a hybrid form of the Pasilla pepper, the dried form of the Chilaca pepper, and is generally used to make Mexican mole sauces. The Holy Mole (MOH-lay) pepper plant is compact stretching only to 3 ft. tall, however, they will produce 7 to 9 inches long peppers, so you'll want to make sure these plants are properly supported. Holy Mole peppers will ripen from green to a chocolatey brown color when mature. These plants are bred to grow faster, produce more pods, and resist diseases like the tobacco mosaic virus and the potato virus. This pepper packs a nutty, tangy, delicious flavor with a very mild heat used popularly for mole sauces. But, don't limit this pepper to only sauce, because it can be used fresh or dried for many culinary uses like soups, stews, seasoning rubs, and to add on salads and sandwiches. Enjoy the mild side of things and grow our Mild Pepper Seeds! We carry a wide selection of other heat levels in our expansive Pepper Seed Collection.

The Black Olive Pepper was awarded the 2012 Flowering Plant Award from the All-America Selections, and there’s no dispute why. This is a multi-use ornamental pepper plant that looks stunning AND grows peppers that can be used for almost anything! This compact plant barely makes it to 2 ft. tall and grows dark-purple bushy foliage with green stems and bright purple flowers. These peppers get their name from their shape, which looks like a small black olive growing on the plant. As they mature, the peppers turn from their purplish black color to a deep red. A very easy plant that grows annually, they resist heat and humidity, keeping their elegant colors and features intact. Beware: the little Black Olive peppers have a bit of a bite to them! While edible, these peppers are very spicy and vary in heat like other ornamentals. If you do use it in your cuisine, try it out cooked in your food, chopped up in fresh salad or salsa, or give your homemade sauce the kick that it needs! These peppers can also be pickled, as they have a long shelf-life. Check out our related Seed collections: Ornamental Pepper Seeds, Medium Hot Pepper Seeds, Rare & Exotic Pepper Seeds, New Pepper Seeds Need help getting started? View our Fertilizer & Plant Health products to get what you need to grow your new peppers!

The Challeano pepper is perfect for those looking for something very hot but with a nice citrusy flavor palette. Resembling other pendant-shaped peppers, Challeanos are a favorite commonly used to spice up fresh foods. Reaching up to 3 ft. tall, these pepper plants are highly productive, producing heavy yields of 4” long fruits shaped like miniature pendants and bearing semi-wrinkled skin. Challeano peppers mature from their original pale to yellow-green, to their mature reddish-pink color. Challeanos have the perfect crunchy texture to use in fresh foods, but only if you can withstand their fiery heat! Once you get past that, you’ll enjoy the delightfully fruity flavors of citrus and berry overtones. Their juicy flesh makes Challeano peppers great chopped up into fresh foods or salsa, made into a fruity and fiery homemade sauce, or even dried into a nice pepper powder! Search our Medium Hot Pepper Seed collection and get more Pepper Seeds for your garden! Try out our Super Hot Spices & Pods to add to your next meal!

If you love Thai peppers and are seeking a Thai pepper plant that produces high yields of peppers at an earlier growth stage, this Thai Super Hot F1 Pepper is your perfect match! Also known as the Thai Super Chili F1 or Super Thai Pepper, this firecracker is a Thai Dragon type that really packs a punch in heat and delivers delicious flavor. The Thai Super Hot pepper plant is an extremely productive hybrid variety that grows up to a foot-and-a-half tall and produces approximately 300 peppers per plant! The pod will grow to 3" long and have a slender and curved shape. Ripening from green to a fiery red color, this is a gorgeous plant that will stand out from the rest of your garden or porch! This is a favorite Thai pepper for Asian dishes, and is also great for drying and pickling. Great-tasing and high in pungency, this will add zest to stir-fry, sauces, chilis, soups, and other foods! ***This cross is it's in first generation, pepper pods may vary Looking for other hot pepper varieties to grow in your garden? Check out our Hot Pepper Seed Collection and view our Hot Pepper Plant options, too!