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Growing Peppers

Hot peppers, sweet peppers, and everything in between. Find your perfect heat level.

77 varieties with complete growing guides

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Aji Dulce 'Venezuelan Sweet'Moderate

Aji Dulce 'Venezuelan Sweet'

Capsicum chinense 'Aji Dulce'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 85-95 days
Anaheim 'Hatch Big Jim'Easy to Moderate

Anaheim 'Hatch Big Jim'

Capsicum annuum 'Hatch Big Jim'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-90 days
Anaheim 'New Mexico Big Jim'Easy

Anaheim 'New Mexico Big Jim'

Capsicum annuum 'New Mexico Big Jim'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana'Easy

Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana'

Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Bell PepperModerate

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6-8+ hours)📅 70-90 days
Bell Pepper 'Big Bertha'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Big Bertha'

Capsicum annuum 'Big Bertha'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 72-75 days
Bell Pepper 'California Wonder'Easy

Bell Pepper 'California Wonder'

Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Golden California Wonder'

Capsicum annuum 'Golden California Wonder'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Bell Pepper 'Gourmet Gold'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Gourmet Gold'

Capsicum annuum 'Gourmet Gold'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Bell Pepper 'King of the North'Easy

Bell Pepper 'King of the North'

Capsicum annuum 'King of the North'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-75 days
Bell Pepper 'Purple Top'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Purple Top'

Capsicum annuum 'Purple Top'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Bell Pepper 'Rainbow Bell'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Rainbow Bell'

Capsicum annuum 'Rainbow Bell'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty'

Capsicum annuum 'Red Beauty'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-80 days
Bell Pepper 'Red Knight'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Red Knight'

Capsicum annuum 'Red Knight'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-80 days
Bell Pepper 'Sweet Chocolate'Easy to moderate

Bell Pepper 'Sweet Chocolate'

Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Chocolate'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Bell Pepper 'Yellow Bell'Easy

Bell Pepper 'Yellow Bell'

Capsicum annuum 'Yellow Bell'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Carolina ReaperModerate to challenging

Carolina Reaper

Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-120 days
Cayenne 'Long Red Cayenne'Easy

Cayenne 'Long Red Cayenne'

Capsicum annuum 'Long Red Cayenne'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Cherry BombEasy

Cherry Bomb

Capsicum annuum 'Cherry Bomb'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 64 days
Chipotle 'Morita'Easy to moderate

Chipotle 'Morita'

Capsicum annuum 'Morita'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Chocolate HabaneroModerate

Chocolate Habanero

Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Habanero'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Fish PepperModerate

Fish Pepper

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-85 days
Ghost Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'Difficult

Ghost Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'

Capsicum chinense 'Bhut Jolokia'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 100-120 days
HabaneroModerate

Habanero

Capsicum chinense

☀ Full sun (6-8+ hours)📅 90-120 days
Habanero 'Caribbean Red'Moderate

Habanero 'Caribbean Red'

Capsicum chinense 'Caribbean Red'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Habanero 'Chocolate Habanero'Moderate to challenging

Habanero 'Chocolate Habanero'

Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Habanero'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 95-100 days
Habanero 'Orange Habanero'Moderate to challenging

Habanero 'Orange Habanero'

Capsicum chinense 'Orange Habanero'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Habanero 'Red Savina'Moderate to difficult

Habanero 'Red Savina'

Capsicum chinense 'Red Savina'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Habanero 'Zavory'Moderate

Habanero 'Zavory'

Capsicum chinense 'Zavory'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 85-95 days
HeliosModerate

Helios

Capsicum chinense

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 67 days
Hot Pepper 'Aji Amarillo'Moderate

Hot Pepper 'Aji Amarillo'

Capsicum baccatum 'Aji Amarillo'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Hot Pepper 'Beaver Dam'Moderate

Hot Pepper 'Beaver Dam'

Capsicum annuum 'Beaver Dam'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Hot Pepper 'Fresno'Easy

Hot Pepper 'Fresno'

Capsicum annuum 'Fresno'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Hot Pepper 'Habanero Red'Moderate

Hot Pepper 'Habanero Red'

Capsicum chinense 'Red Habanero'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Hot Pepper 'Jalapeño M'Easy

Hot Pepper 'Jalapeño M'

Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño M'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-75 days
Hot Pepper 'Joe's Long Cayenne'Easy

Hot Pepper 'Joe's Long Cayenne'

Capsicum annuum 'Joe's Long Cayenne'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Hot Pepper 'NuMex Big Jim'Moderate

Hot Pepper 'NuMex Big Jim'

Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Big Jim'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-85 days
Hungarian Hot WaxEasy

Hungarian Hot Wax

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
JalapeñoEasy

Jalapeño

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6-8+ hours)📅 70-85 days
Jalapeño 'Craig's Grande'Easy

Jalapeño 'Craig's Grande'

Capsicum annuum 'Craig's Grande'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño'Easy

Jalapeño 'Early Jalapeño'

Capsicum annuum 'Early Jalapeño'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-75 days
Jalapeño 'Fooled You'Easy

Jalapeño 'Fooled You'

Capsicum annuum 'Fooled You'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Jalapeño 'Gigante'Easy

Jalapeño 'Gigante'

Capsicum annuum 'Gigante'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Jalapeño 'Jalapeño M'Easy to Moderate

Jalapeño 'Jalapeño M'

Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño M'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Jalapeño 'Mucho Nacho'Easy

Jalapeño 'Mucho Nacho'

Capsicum annuum 'Mucho Nacho'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Jalapeño 'NuMex Piñata'Easy

Jalapeño 'NuMex Piñata'

Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Piñata'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Jalapeño 'Purple Jalapeño'Easy

Jalapeño 'Purple Jalapeño'

Capsicum annuum 'Purple Jalapeño'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Jalapeño 'TAM Mild Jalapeño'Easy

Jalapeño 'TAM Mild Jalapeño'

Capsicum annuum 'TAM Mild Jalapeño'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Mad HatterModerate

Mad Hatter

Capsicum baccatum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 85 days
New Mexico Hatch Chile 'Sandia'Easy

New Mexico Hatch Chile 'Sandia'

Capsicum annuum 'Sandia'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-85 days
Padron PepperEasy

Padron Pepper

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 60 days
PepperModerate

Pepper

Capsicum annuum

☀ Full sun (6-8+ hours)📅 60-90 days
Pepperoncini 'Golden Greek'Easy

Pepperoncini 'Golden Greek'

Capsicum annuum 'Golden Greek'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-75 days
Peter PepperModerate

Peter Pepper

Capsicum annuum 'Peter Pepper'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 112 days
Poblano 'Ancho Poblano'Easy

Poblano 'Ancho Poblano'

Capsicum annuum 'Ancho Poblano'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-75 days
Poblano 'Mulato Isleno'Moderate

Poblano 'Mulato Isleno'

Capsicum annuum 'Mulato Isleno'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Poblano 'Mulato'Moderate

Poblano 'Mulato'

Capsicum annuum 'Mulato'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-90 days
Poblano 'Poblano Pepper'Easy to moderate

Poblano 'Poblano Pepper'

Capsicum annuum 'Poblano'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-80 days
Poblano 'Tiburon'Moderate

Poblano 'Tiburon'

Capsicum annuum 'Tiburon'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Purple Beauty Bell PepperEasy

Purple Beauty Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum 'Purple Beauty'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Scotch Bonnet 'Scotch Bonnet Orange'Moderate

Scotch Bonnet 'Scotch Bonnet Orange'

Capsicum chinense 'Scotch Bonnet Orange'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
Serrano 'Tampiqueno'Easy

Serrano 'Tampiqueno'

Capsicum annuum 'Tampiqueno'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Shishito 'Japanese Shishito'Easy

Shishito 'Japanese Shishito'

Capsicum annuum 'Shishito'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 60-70 days
Sweet Italian Pepper 'Marconi Rosso'Easy to moderate

Sweet Italian Pepper 'Marconi Rosso'

Capsicum annuum 'Marconi Rosso'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-85 days
Sweet Pepper 'Bull's Horn'Moderate

Sweet Pepper 'Bull's Horn'

Capsicum annuum 'Corno di Toro'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-85 days
Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder'

Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Sweet Pepper 'Carmen'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Carmen'

Capsicum annuum 'Carmen'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 75-80 days
Sweet Pepper 'Chocolate Beauty'Easy to Moderate

Sweet Pepper 'Chocolate Beauty'

Capsicum annuum 'Chocolate Beauty'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Sweet Pepper 'Cubanelle'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Cubanelle'

Capsicum annuum 'Cubanelle'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 60-70 days
Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy'

Capsicum annuum 'Gypsy'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 65-70 days
Sweet Pepper 'Jimmy Nardello's'Easy to moderate

Sweet Pepper 'Jimmy Nardello's'

Capsicum annuum 'Jimmy Nardello'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 80-90 days
Sweet Pepper 'King Arthur'Moderate

Sweet Pepper 'King Arthur'

Capsicum annuum 'King Arthur'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-75 days
Sweet Pepper 'Lipstick'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Lipstick'

Capsicum annuum 'Lipstick'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 55-65 days
Sweet Pepper 'Mini Bell Mix'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Mini Bell Mix'

Capsicum annuum 'Mini Bell Mix'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 60-70 days
Sweet Pepper 'Purple Flash'Easy

Sweet Pepper 'Purple Flash'

Capsicum annuum 'Purple Flash'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 60-70 days
Thai Hot 'Thai Dragon'Easy

Thai Hot 'Thai Dragon'

Capsicum annuum 'Thai Dragon'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 70-80 days
Trinidad Scorpion 'Butch T'Difficult

Trinidad Scorpion 'Butch T'

Capsicum chinense 'Trinidad Scorpion Butch T'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-100 days
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