Hot Peppers

These are also known as the "New Mexico" chile. They have enough heat for medium salsa but will not burn. Deep green, 7" long fruits are long and slender as they ripen to bright red. Great for drying and making Chili Ristras. Mildest of the hot peppers

Chiles de arbol are narrow, curved chiles that start out green and mature to bright red. The arbol chile is related to the cayenne pepper. Arbol chiles are also the ones that are dried after turning red to be used in holiday wreaths and Chili ristras. In Mexico, you'll also hear them called "bird's beak" or "rat's tail. The Chile de Arbol rates between 15,000 and 30,000 Scoville units and produce tons of 4-5" long peppers.

Hot but not too hot, these peppers start green and get milder and bright red as they ripen. Perfect for salsa and nachos, easy to grow and productive all summer long. These are great for salsas or pickles. Scoville units are 2,500-5,000 which is hotter than Ancho but not as hot as a Cayenne.

Greek 2" pepper with a slightly hot flavor that is pickled for the best flavor but can be used fresh also. Very mild pepper, these grow prolifically on large plants.

Also, known as Ancho when dried, these large, dark green, heart shaped peppers are mildly hot and are usually stuffed for chili rellenos. As they mature they will turn dark red and develop a bit more heat. These are great in enchiladas too! 600-1800 scoville units, just above Anaheim. Prolific in warm summers.

These new Habanero fruits are extra-large 2" long lantern-shaped peppers. They have a sweet fruity flavor although they are very hot. We find them much easier to handle than the smaller Habaneros which can make it difficult to avoid touching the seeds. Plants grow to 1-2 feet tall and do best in hot climates with mulch over their roots. These are extremely hot peppers with 285,000-350,000 Scoville units compared to Cayenne's 30-50,000.

Slightly spicy like a Jalapeno but still sweet enough to eat fresh or pickled with fantastic color. Perfect for Salsa and in salads where a touch of heat is needed. Tall plants are prolific in hot weather areas.