(Bell Pepper, Yolo Wonder Pepper)

The green to red pepper, 'Yolo Wonder', is a prolific sweet bell pepper with improved resistance to tomato mosaic virus. Its medium-size, blocky fruits are harvestable when green about 72 to 75 days after planting robust seedlings and turn glossy bright red a couple weeks later. The fruit walls are thick, crisp and sweet and perfect for fresh eating and cooking.

Native to tropical America, these annuals had been grown and selected by Native Americans since pre-history times. In fact, their...

(Cherry Pepper)

Small, round, colorful, and spicy, cherry peppers add fire to foods and color to gardens worldwide. The Cerasiforme group includes many popular peppers such as ‘Marbles,’ ‘Cherry Bomb’ and ‘Purple Flash.’

These annuals or short-lived perennials come from tropical America, where they have been grown and selected for millenia. Peppers became available to Europeans when the New and Old worlds connected. Since then, many unique selections have been developed in Europe—particularly in warm Mediterranean...

(Ornamental Pepper)

Bred primarily for the florist trade, these cherry pepper cultivars bear small round colorful fruit 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, globular to ovoid,...

(Cone Pepper, Ornamental Pepper)

The colorful fruits of the cone pepper are invaluable in cuisines across the globe and attractive enough for plants to be used as ornamentals. The plants usually have erect, conical fruits that appear singly and not in clusters. Care must be taken with plants grown at nurseries for ornamental purposes; they may have been treated with pesticides or other chemicals not suitable for edible plants. Native to the tropical Americas, peppers are warm season annuals that have been grown and selected by Native...

(Peppa Ornamental Pepper)

The colorful fruits of the cone pepper Peppa Series are usually grown ornamentals. The plants in the Conoides group usually have erect, conical fruits that appear singly and not in clusters. Ornamental 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.

Native to tropical America, peppers are...

(Clustered Pepper)

Distinguished by their erect clusters of conical fruits, cultivated peppers in the fasciculatum group are typically grown for their ornamental value and come in shades of red, yellow, orange or purple. Peppers originate from the tropical Americas, so they are well adapted to heat, humidity and some drought. They are annuals that produce bushy plants with rigid, brittle stems and thin, often broad, dark green leaves. Their flowers are inconspicuous, five-petaled and white.

The upright, conical...

(Ornamental Pepper)

Peppers in the Starburst Series are compact and have colorful mature fruits of bright golden yellow or tangerine orange. Distinguished by their erect clusters of conical fruits, cultivated peppers in the fasciculatum group are typically grown for their ornamental value and come in shades of red, yellow, orange or purple. Peppers originate from the tropical Americas, so they are well adapted to heat, humidity and some drought. They are annuals that produce bushy plants with rigid, brittle stems and...

(Bell Pepper, Sweet Pepper)

The big, blocky, sweet fruits of bell peppers are a garden and culinary favorite.

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. Since then, many unique selections have been developed in Europe—particularly in warm Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy and Greece...

(Chile Pepper, Ornamental Pepper)

The long, colorful, generally hot fruits of the chili pepper are invaluable in cuisines across the globe and attractive enough for plants to be used as ornamentals. Members of the Longum group encompass many popular peppers such as poblanos, serranos, jalapenos, cayenne peppers and various other chilis.

Originating from the tropical Americas, these annuals have been grown and selected by Native Americans since pre-history times. In fact, their specific region of origin is still unknown...

(Chile Pepper)

Prized for their vibrantly flavored and colored fruits, peppers are annuals or short-lived perennials native to tropical America. The Longum Group comprises peppers which are renowned for their hot pungent flavors and bright colors. The fruits - which are typically slender and tapered but sometimes squat and rounded - often make an ornamental as well as a culinary statement. Some hot peppers also have purple or variegated foliage. Flowering and fruiting occur from late spring into fall in areas with...