The Habanero is the most famous chili pepper in the world. This pepper is very hot and has a fruity taste. It's 40 times hotter than a jalapeno and very popular in Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. The Habanero has a growing season of 90-100 days...

The Cayenne chili pepper was spread around the world by Portuguese merchants in the 15th and 16th centuries. Cayenne Long Slim has wrinkled pods with an unusual shape, often twisted. A mature plant can grow up to 40 pods. The length of the pods is about...

This medium hot pepper has a waxy appearance and was developed in Hungary. The pods turn from a yellow (unripe) to an orange-red or red colour. The heat levels increase as the pods mature. Usually they are picked when they are yellow. The skin is thin...

Thai Hot originates from Thailand and gets small peppers, perfect for Asian dishes and for preparing sambals. The whole pods are also used in dishes or grounded and mixed with herbs into boemboes. Thai Hot is a compact plant and ideal for pots. The pods...

Anaheim originates from New Mexico in the USA and found its way from there to Anaheim, California. There it was widely grown. This chili pepper is medium hot, has a thin fruitwall and is tapered towards the end. Anaheim is an easy good yielding plant...

This medium hot chili pepper is one of the most unusually shaped peppers. Bishop's Crown is sometimes called Christmas Bell. The plant grows to around 60-100 cm in height. Species: Capsicum Baccatum Name: Bishop's Crown

Santa Fe Grande does well in Northern Europe with its short growing season. The plant produces 8 cm long cone-shaped peppers. Santa Fe Grande has a thick fruit wall. The pods ripen from yellow to orange to red. Santa Fe Grande is slightly to medium hot...

Fatalii is one of the few Capsicum Chinense species with origins in Africa. Fatalii originates from Central-Africa and was developed from chili peppers which returning slaves brought home. The plants are about 60-90 cm high and have a good harvest. The...

Jalapeno is one of the most famous chili peppers in the world. Most Jalapeno's are mild, but there are much hotter varieties. This chili is named after the Mexican city of Jalapa. In Mexico, the Jalapeno's are named Cuaresmenos. The thick fruitwall is...

Lemon Drop or Hot Lemon gets its name from the beautiful yellow colour of its ripe fruit. The pods mature from green to yellow and are about 6 cm long. They have a nice fruity flavour with a hint of lemon. Ideal for a fresh salsa! These sturdy and high...

This Capsicum Frutescens species (where Tabasco also belongs to) is a small but very hot pepper. They grow all around Africa. This chili is known as the pepper for preparing piri-piri dishes. They are 1 to 2 cm long and 1 cm wide. This easy plant can...

Madame Jeanette originates from Surinam and seems to have been named after a hot lady from the capital city, Paramaribo. This hot lady practiced the oldest profession in the world. This wrinkled, yellow chili, is closely related and just as hot as the...