Pepper

These American natives, loaded with Vitamin C, come in hundreds of heirloom varieties and can spice up a favorite dish or be a meal's centerpiece (think stuffed peppers). Most heirloom peppers prefer plenty of sunshine and long seasons — start them indoors well before spring days turn warm. Try several types — hot, sweet, and flavorful — to add to your favorite salsa recipe or to brighten up stir-frys.

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  • Italian Pepperoncini 1

    Italian Pepperoncini

    These popular pickling peppers, from southern Italy, have superb flavor and just a little heat. (70-80 days) Planting Instructions: Start seeds indoors ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper Chocolate Habanero 1

    Pepper Chocolate Habanero

    Chocolate-brown, lantern shaped fruits are 2-inches long, and so ornamental! Don't let the color fool you; these are not candy, ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Anaheim 1

    Pepper, Anaheim

    Delicious mildly hot flavor, excellent for roasting or frying, good yields of very large Anaheim peppers. (80 days) Planting Instructions: Start seeds ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Aurora (Organic) 1

    Pepper, Aurora (Organic)

    Stunning 1-1/2" long fruits born on foot-high ornamental pepper plants, perfect for container growing. Fruits ripen from lavender to deep ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Black Hungarian 1

    Pepper, Black Hungarian

    Highly ornamental and useful in the kitchen. Green foliage is highlighted by purple veins and beautiful purple flowers. Sturdy pepper ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Bull Nose Bell 1

    Pepper, Bull Nose Bell

    Grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson and listed in 1863 by Fearing Burr, the Bull Nose Bell Pepper has good ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, California Wonder 1

    Pepper, California Wonder

    An excellent green bell pepper of nice size and very good yield; a popular old-time heirloom variety. (70 days) Planting Instructions: Start ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Candlelight 1

    Pepper, Candlelight

    Ornamental bushy plants measure less than 16" tall. Profusion of tapered 1" peppers born in clusters of 4-6. Fruits ripen ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Cayenne 1

    Pepper, Cayenne

    Slender, long cayenne peppers turn bright-red and are very hot. The 2-foot tall plants are vigorous and very productive. This ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Chocolate Beauty 1

    Pepper, Chocolate Beauty

    Shiny green bell peppers ripen to a gorgeous chocolate brown. Excellent sweet flavor when fully ripe, average flavor when green. ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Emerald Giant 1

    Pepper, Emerald Giant

    Large, blocky bell peppers have thick, sweet flesh. Dark green fruit turns red when ripe. Vigorous plants produce heavy yields. ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Fish 1

    Pepper, Fish

    Nineteenth century African American heirloom first offered by William Woys Weaver in the 1995 SSE Yearbook. Weaver's grandfather received the ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Hot Portugal 1

    Pepper, Hot Portugal

    Offered in 1935 by Joseph Harris & Co. of Coldwater, New York, who reported, "If you want a large hot ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Jalapeno Traveler Strain 1

    Pepper, Jalapeno Traveler Strain

    From SSE member Larry Pierce of Cabool, Missouri. Named Traveler because Larry carried this seed with him when he moved ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Jimmy Nardello's Sweet 1

    Pepper, Jimmy Nardello’s Sweet

    Brought to the U.S. in 1887 by Guiseppe Nardello from the small village of Ruoti in the Basilicata region of ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Joe's Long Cayenne 1

    Pepper, Joe’s Long Cayenne

    Originally from Italy, this Cayenne Pepper is an heirloom from the Joe Sestito family of Troy, NY. It has extremely ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Lipstick 1

    Pepper, Lipstick

    A delicious pepper with 4-inch long sweet fruit. This Lipstick variety is early to mature and ripens well in northern ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Melrose 1

    Pepper, Melrose

    This heirloom variety is a superb frying pepper that was brought from Italy years ago. The 4-inch fruit turns brilliant-red ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Purple Beauty 1

    Pepper, Purple Beauty

    Crisp texture and a mild, sweet flavor makes this heirloom pepper popular with just about everyone. Produces lots of beautiful ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Quadrato d'Asti Giallo 1

    Pepper, Quadrato d’Asti Giallo

    The huge fruit of the giant yellow Quadrato bell pepper is a favorite. The largest variety we have grown, beautiful ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Red Marconi 1

    Pepper, Red Marconi

    A famous Italian frying pepper that yields large 7-inch long tapered fruit -- very sweet. Great for frying or eat ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Rooster Spur (Organic) 1

    Pepper, Rooster Spur (Organic)

    A rare pepper from Virgil T. Ainsworth of Laurel, Mississippi, the Rooster Spur has grown in his family for more ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Sheepnose (Organic) 1

    Pepper, Sheepnose (Organic)

    Tomato-type peppers are exceedingly flavorful with sweet juicy flesh. Very meaty, good for canning. An Ohio heirloom from the family ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Sweet Chocolate (Baker Creek) 1

    Pepper, Sweet Chocolate (Baker Creek)

    The flesh of this heirloom pepper is very delicious and a cola-red color. The medium-sized, semi-bell shaped fruit mature early, ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Sweet Chocolate (Organic) 1

    Pepper, Sweet Chocolate (Organic)

    Early bell pepper bred by Elwyn Meader and introduced by the University of New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in 1965. ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Sweet King of the North 1

    Pepper, Sweet King of the North

    An excellent bell pepper for short-season growers. This productive heirloom produces nice, blocky fruit that are flavorful when picked either ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Sweet Yellow Stuffing 1

    Pepper, Sweet Yellow Stuffing

    This amazing little heirloom pepper comes to us from Amish grower Esther Smucker of Indiana. The seed was passed down ...

    $2.50
  • Pepper, Tequila Sunrise 1

    Pepper, Tequila Sunrise

    Ornamental plant with delicious fruit. Carrot shaped 5" long peppers are born on sturdy plants. Fruits ripen from deep green ...

    $2.75
  • Pepper, Thai Hot (Organic) 1

    Pepper, Thai Hot (Organic)

    A great little plant to grow in pots or in the garden. This Thai Hot Pepper is absolutely loaded with ...

    $2.75
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