(Bell Pepper, Sweet Pepper)

The big, blocky, sweet fruits of bell peppers are a garden and culinary favorite. Those of the cultivated variety ‘Bonnie Bell’ are large and four lobed. The plants are vigorous and very productive. Their luscious green peppers are ready to harvest in about 75 days and mature to rich red.

Native to tropical America, these annuals or short-lived perennials had been grown and selected by Native Americans since prehistory times. In fact, their specific region of origin is still unknown due to...

(Bell Pepper, Sweet Pepper)

A Polish heirloom sweet pepper, 'Buran' produces lots of super sweet, elongated blocky fruits that turn from green to deep red. Peppers are produced around 90 days after planting and are ideal for cooking or fresh eating.

Native to tropical America, these annuals had been grown and selected by Native Americans since pre-history times. In fact, their specific region of origin is still unknown due to distribution by man. Peppers became available to Europeans when the new and old worlds connected....

(Calico Ornamental Pepper, Ornamental Pepper)

The cone pepper ‘Calico’ is grown as an ornamental for its multi-colored leaves and showy fruits that turn from black to red. The plants are well-branched, bushy and compact and the peppers small, erect, conical, and solitary (not clustered). Native to tropical America, peppers are brittle-stemmed, warm season annuals that have been grown and selected by Native Americans since pre-history times.

Thin, oval, dark green leaves with cream and purple markings crowd the low, well-branched stems...

(Bell Pepper, California Wonder 300 Pepper)

This high-yielding, delicious sweet pepper is a keeper. The disease resistant 'California Wonder 300' bears lots of big blocky bell peppers that turn from glossy green to bright red. It is the improved variety of the American favorite, 'California Wonder.' It's peppers are excellent for fresh eating, cooking or freezing.

Native to tropical America, these annuals had been grown and selected by Native Americans since pre-history times. In fact, their specific region of origin is still unknown...

(Caloro Hot Pepper, Hot Pepper)

Also known as 'Yellow Jalapeno', 'Caloro' produces moderately hot, bright greenish-yellow chili peppers on virus-resistant plants. Like many hot peppers, it is a member of the Longum group, which encompasses poblanos, serranos, jalapenos, cayenne peppers and various other chilis. These annual vegetables descend from varieties that were grown and selected by Native Americans for thousands of years.

The bushy, knee-high plants bear thin, oval leaves on stiff brittle stems. Inconspicuous white...

(Cappa Round Red Ornamental Chile, Ornamental Chili Pepper)

Bred primarily for the florist trade, this recently introduced cherry pepper bears small, round, brilliant red fruits atop erect stems. Like all culinary peppers, cherry peppers (known botanically as the Cerasiforme group) trace their origin to the American tropics, where they have been cultivated since pre-Columbian times.

The bushy, knee-high plants bear thin, oval, medium- to dark-green leaves on strong upright stems. Inconspicuous white flowers appear in warm weather, followed by small,...

(Cappa Round Tricolor Ornamental Chile, Ornamental Chili Pepper)

Bred primarily for the florist trade, this recently introduced cherry pepper bears small, round fruits that ripen from creamy-yellow to orange to red. Like all culinary peppers, cherry peppers (known botanically as the Cerasiforme group) trace their origin to the American tropics, where they have been cultivated since pre-Columbian times.

The bushy, knee-high plants bear thin, oval, medium- to dark-green leaves on strong upright stems. Inconspicuous white flowers appear in warm weather, followed...

(Cappa White-Red Ornamental Chile, Ornamental Chili Pepper)

The pretty, small, colorful fleshy fruits of the ‘Cappa White-Red’ of cherry pepper are mostly grown as ornamentals and cut branches of ivory, orange and red fruits for the florist trade. Fruits of the Cerasiforme group of peppers are generally edible, but they are not often evaluated for hotness or flavor. Care must be taken with plants grown by nurseries for ornamental purposes; they may have been treated with pesticides or other chemicals not suitable for edible plants.

Originating from...

(Carmen Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper)

The long, slender red fruits of 'Carmen' have a hot-pepper look, but their flesh is tender and sweet. Developed by Janika Eckert and Rob Johnston at Johnny's Selected Seeds, this 2006 All-America Selections Winner is one of numerous members of the Longum group, which encompasses poblanos, serranos, jalapenos, cayenne peppers and various other chilis. These annual vegetables descend from varieties that were grown and selected by Native Americans for thousands of years.

The bushy, knee-high...

(Bell Pepper, Chablis Pepper)

An early-maturing sweet bell pepper, 'Chablis' is especially resistant to tobacco mosaic virus and bacterial leaf spot. Harvest-ready fruits are produced about 60 days after planting. This selection is bushy, maturing to just over knee high. The blocky fruits are initially yellow-white but turn orange and finally brilliant orange-red when fully ripe. Thick-walled and very sweet, Chablis bell peppers are excellent in fresh salsa, salad, roasting or for stuffing or pickling.

Native to tropical...