Pepper List, Fall 2021
DISEASE RESISTANCE CODE
(TMV) Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Container Friendly
Bulgarian Carrot | Very hot, fruity flavor
Candy Cane Red | Sweet
Hatch Green Chile | Medium Hot
Hot Banana | Mildly hot, Heirloom
Serrano | Very hot
Shishito, Takara | Sweet with occasional spicy hot ones *chef’s choice
Sweet Heat | sweet
Thai Hot | Very hot, heirloom
Award Winners
Fresno Flaming Flare | Sweet & mild heat
Holy Mole | Very little heat
Mad Hatter | Sweet w/ occasional mild heat
Mariachi (JJL) | Mildly hot
Orange Blaze | Sweet Bell
Texas Native
Chiltepin Chile (JJL) | Very hot
Chiltepin/McMahon's Texas Bird | Medium to very hot
Pequin
Varieties at Enchanted
(Subject to Availability)
Anaheim | (TMV) Moderate heat (Heirloom - 75 days) Called the "New Mexican Chile"; moderately pungent; ripens from green to deep red. Long, tapered, medium-thick peppers are borne on tall, productive plants. Excellent for canning, freezing, or drying.
Anaheim, Spitfire | Mild (70-80 days) A new variety with excellent disease resistance and a vigorous growing habit. Each plant produces an abundance of large, high-quality peppers all season and is incredibly dependable. Excellent fresh or roasted, this pepper adds delicious, subtle heat to salsas.
Apocalypse Scorpion | One of the hottest in the world- 1,200,000-2,009,000 Scoville units Originating from Italy, this destructive pepper will leave you speechless. With heat comparing to the Carolina Reaper, we know heat lovers will be more than satisfied.
Banana, Sweet Sunset | Sweet (Heirloom - 68 days) Thick-walled, 5-1/2 to 6" long, tapered, sweet fruit that matures from pale green to yellow to red. Excellent fresh or cooked. Heavy crops on a compact plant.
Bell, California Wonder | (TMV) Sweet (Heirloom 72-75 days) Glossy green fruit is blocky with crisp, thick walls & sweet taste. Matures to red. A nice stuffer with high yields.
Bell, Golden California Wonder | Sweet (Heirloom - 72 days) Golden-yellow, thick-walled, meaty, sweet peppers on upright, healthy plants. Produces prolific crops of blocky, 4" long x 4" wide fruit.
Bell, Jungle Parrot | Sweet (75-85 days) Adorable, beak-like pepper whose small size and high yield make it perfect for large patio tubs. Sweet and delicious fresh from the vine or as stuffed appetizers. Attractive, 2' by 2½', inverted-pyramid plants make ‘Jungle Parrot’ the perfect picking patio pepper. Kids will love them.
Carolina Reaper | Insanely hot (90 days) World's hottest pepper as ranked by the Guinness Book of World's Records. 1.5-2.2 million Scoville Heat Units. Said to have an excellent, sweet, fruity flavor before the heat kicks in. Handle & eat with caution & keep away from your eyes!
Cayenne Long Thin | Very Hot (72 days) Slender, long peppers turn bright red and are very hot. The 2’ plants are vigorous and quite productive. Very popular for drying and using as a spice.
Chile Pequin (Bird's Eye Pepper) | Very hot (100 days) Tons of very hot (10 x hotter than a jalapeño), tiny, 1/2" long peppers that ripen from green to red on bushy plants. Slightly larger & more oblong than chiltepin. Native to S. Texas & Mexico.
Chiltepin | Very hot (90-95 days) Wild type, native to Southwestern US & Mexico that produces 1/4" long & wide, pea-shaped fruit all year in mild winters. Root hardy shrub is very ornamental. Popular with birds.
Habanero, Orange | Blistering hot (Heirloom - 90-100 days) Wrinkled, 1" long x 1-1/2" wide, tapered fruit that ripens from light green to golden-orange. Abundant harvests. Forty times hotter than a jalapeño.
Ghost (Bhut Jolokia) | HOT, HOT, HOT! (Heirloom - 85-100 days) One of the world's hottest peppers--over 300 times hotter than jalapenos! Looks similar to a habañero but with thinner skin, a rougher texture and a more dented appearance. When ripe, it is red or orange-colored and measures 2 ½" to 3 ½" long. Handle & eat with caution & keep away from eyes!
Golden Summer (JJL) | Sweet (67 days) Heavy yields of large, golden-yellow, blocky fruit with an outstanding sweet, mild flavor. Excellent stuffed or added to salads.
Gypsy | TMV Sweet (60 days) Plant produces early & heavy yields of 3-5" long, wedge-shaped, very sweet bell peppers that mature from pale yellow to orange-red. Performs well in both hot and cool regions.
Hot Banana (Hungarian Yellow Wax) | Mildly hot (Heirloom - 65-85 days) Spicy, fairly hot, banana-shaped fruits, 6" long x 1-1/2" across that mature from canary yellow to bright red. Everbearing, compact, strong, upright plants.
Jalapeno, Early Hot | Hot (Heirloom - 75 days) Fiery, thick-walled, 3" long x 1-1/2" wide peppers that ripen from dark green to red. Famous fresh or pickled for nachos & other Tex-Mex dishes.
Jalapeno, Emerald Fire | Hot (90 days) AAS Winner that produces extra large and very tasty jalapeño fruits perfect for stuffing, grilling, or salsa. Glossy green peppers have thick walls that have very little cracking, even after maturing to red. Known for prolific fruit set on compact plants that resist disease better than other similar varieties on the market.
Jalapeno, Mucho Nacho | Hot (68-70 days) Jumbo 4" fruit are fatter, thicker, heavier, & a bit hotter than regular jalapeños and a little earlier too. Vigorous, high-yielding plants.
Jalapeno, TAM | Mildly hot (85 days) Plant produces good yields of 3" long by 1" wide mildly hot peppers (milder than regular jalapeños). Peppers turn from green to red when mature. Perfect for salsa and pickling.
Jalapeno, Pot-a-Peno | Hot (45-50 days) AAS Winner. A fun new jalapeño pepper with a compact habit perfect for growing in containers and hanging baskets. Plentiful small, green jalapeño fruits have a traditional spicy zip that is great in any dish where you want a little punch of spice.
Nikita | Sweet (60-70 days) Blocky, thick-walled peppers start out creamy white before turning a beautiful shade of golden orange blushed with red. Peppers have a delicious, sweet flavor, wonderful for fresh salads or baked as a stuffed pepper.
Shishito | Sweet with occasional spicy hot ones (60 days) The chefs' choice! Early & prolific hybrid with a compact, spreading habit outstanding for containers & small space gardens. Small, elongated fruit with a mild, rich flavor. About 10% of peppers will surprise you with some spicy heat. Delicious simply tossed with olive oil & grilled or used in any recipe.
Shishito, Dragon Roll | Sweet with occasional spicy hot ones (67 days) A delicious favorite at farmers markets nationwide. It delivers a finely tuned mingling of heat and sweet. The slender, finger-long, chartreuse-green 3-5" peppers are subtly smoky when young but mature to a tenth as fiery as jalapeños.oductive plants. Excellent for canning, freezing, or drying.