Here is a list of our favourites
What is your fancy? Sweet and small peppers or explosive heat in hot chili peppers?
Before choosing a particular variety, consider the number of days from transplanting into the garden to maturity, always taking into consideration your hardiness zone.
| Common name | Colour | Maturity | Scoville scale | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Pepper | Brilliant red | 75 days | 0 | Long fruit (15 cm), narrow and sharp-ended. Sweet taste. Good yield. |
| Lunchbox Snack Mini Peppers | Red, yellow, orange | 75 days | 0 | Small, pretty fruits 6 to 8 cm long, sweet and delicious. Excellent choice for container growing. |
| Mild Hungarian Banana Pepper | Yellow | 65 days | 0 | Long fruit (15 to 20 cm), pointed and curved like a banana. Short maturity. |
| Sweet Chocolate Pepper | Chocolate brown | 75 days | 0 | Dark red skin. Pleasant sweet taste. Three to four lobes. Distinctive! |
| Gourmet Pepper | Orange | 85 days | 0 | Fruits with four or five lobes, juicy and sweet. Compact plants bear four or five fruits. |
| Sweet Paprika Pepper | Red | 72 days | 1 | Elongated fruit with thin skin. Easily dried. |
| El Jefe Jalapeno Pepper | Red | 90 days | 5 | Conical fruits 5 to 7 cm long. Good yield. |
| Super Chili Pepper | Red | 75 days | 8 | Short and slender fruits. Semi-compact, productive plants. |
| Cayenne Pepper | Red | 75 days | 8 | Long, tapered fruits, slender and pointed. One of the most popular hot peppers.. |
| Habanero Orange Pepper | Bright orange | 100 days | 10 | Fruit 4 cm long in the shape of a lantern. Habanero peppers (also called Caribbean) are among the hottest of the hot peppers. |
