Hot Peppers
Type Maturity Heat Description
Paprika 55 day Mild For fresh use and for drying and grinding into paprika powder. Mildly hot ribs can be pared away for sweeter taste.
Ancho 76 day 3 Mildly pungent dark green fruit.
Anaheim 78 day 2-4 Long and pungent fruit, suitable for roasting.
Garden Salsa 70 day 4 Medium thick-walled dark green fruit turns red. Medium pungency with heavy yield.
Hot Banana 67 day   Hungarian wax, long hot yellow fruit.
Pepperoncini 62 day Mildly hot Mildly hot, suitable for pickling, pizza, and subs. Thin-walled. From Greece.
Early Jalapeno 75 day 5 Hot, dark green fruit turns red. Earlier maturity than other Jalapeno types.
Cayenne Long Red 72 day 8 Slender, very hot red fruit.
Serrano del sol 55 day 8 Green, larger and earlier than open pollinated type.
Thai Hot 40 day 8-9 Very prolific. Very small edible ornamental fruit.
Thai Dragon 50 day 8-9 Thin-fleshed pods, suitable for drying and excellent for stir-fry. Fiery hot.
Thai Giant 42 day 8-9 Twice the size of regular Thai peppers with the same heat.
Superchili Early Very hot Prolific, early, and very hot. Small, thin fruit.
Pretty in Purple 60 day Pungent Very small rounded purple peppers turn red. Purple flowers and leaves. Edible ornamental.
Habanero 85 day 10 The Hottest! Green turns light orange.
Hot Paper Lantern 70-90 10 Larger Habanero type with similar heat, more productive in Wisconsin.