Count Dracula displays amazing jet black foliage with equally dark fang-like peppers which suddenly finally ripen to dazzling neon red (as they bite you?) All suspended in two colours, it is surely a worthy contender for the world's most beautiful pepper! Easy to grow, disease resistant and heavy-cropping. (5,000-30,000 SHU) ... Learn More

A stunning compact variety of only around 30-35cm ideal indoors on a windowsill or outdoors in summer. In a large pot or in the ground can get much bigger though. The elongated fruits are produced in abundance, and are held above the foliage, often pointing upwards, with colours of purple, oranges and finally red all at the same time. Purplish leaves and flowers add to the attractiveness of this dwarf pepper. ... Learn More

If you are fed up with grocery store jalapeños, the late-fruiting Farmer's Jalapeno might be just what you need, but it is very rare and uncommon in the market place. A bizarre pepper, it is easy to grow at home being very sweet with just a mild heat. Pods can get quite large in size, making it great for stuffing recipes, such as Jalapeño Poppers. Incredibly, it has a heavy corking or "potato" skin and is quite strange looking in a pretty way, the bushy plants getting to 36"/1.5m feet tall, with just one plant producing dozens of peppers. (8,000 SHU) ... Learn More

Pepper 'Black Bullet' is a distinctive and flavorful variety known for its compact size, dark color, and intense spiciness. This pepper, belonging to the Capsicum annuum species, is a favorite among gardeners and culinary enthusiasts for its ornamental appeal and culinary versatility. lt is named for its small, bullet-like shape and deep black colour, with an attractive hint of emerald green when mature. The fruits are typically around 1 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm) in length, and they ripen from green to a glossy black, creating a visually striking contrast. The compact nature of the plan ... Learn More

One of the most beautiful of all peppers, these gorgeous fruits, with a gentle heat, resemble shiny courgettes! The sizeable, almost identical fruits slowly ripen from a dark green to a voluptuous chocolate/toffee-apple shade. The heavy crop is sometimes so prolific that the branches break away, so staking and tying is sometimes needed! 200-2,000 SHU ... Learn More

A true cross between two famous varieties, the Purple Tiger Jalapeno is one of the most beautiful pepper plants you will ever encounter. Surrounded by dazzling variegated leaves, the fruits are 2-3 inch slim jalapenos which start out purple and ripen to red, but as they ripen the striping effects slowly appear on the deep red (Stripes on fruits in picture not yet developed). They have a sweetness to them with a medium heat, making them perfect for adding vibrant colour to salads, salsas and many other recipes. (8,000 - 12,000 SHU) Medium Heat. ... Learn More

Monkey Face Red is not only a cool looking chilli pepper, with pods growing to about 11 cm long and often resembling a monkey’s face, they have a delicious sweet flavour and only upper mid heat and would be great in a salsa or sprinkled over your dinner! Growing well in a pot to about 60 cm in height, they can grow much bigger if planted in the ground. Ripening from green to red, the sizeable fruits have a distinctive taste of lemon and mango. Mild. (1.000-10.000 SHU) ... Learn More

This heavy-cropping plant produces delicious, quite sizeable, strongly-flavoured, jester's-shoes-style peppers. An unusually early-fruiting plant with only moderate heat levels, so it is perfect for mild curries or even a spicy salad! (15,000 SHU) ... Learn More

This brand new, sizeable pepper from Costa Rica, is heavy-cropping and has a most distinctive appearance and very few seeds, being solid and tapering with a slightly wrinkled appearance. When they ripen they begin green, before darkening finally to almost jet black, unlike the more normal purple or brown peppers. This makes then truly striking amongst similar types of peppers. They have a pleasant and lasting level of spiciness, although this can vary between different fruits and levels of ripeness. (100-1,000 SHU) ... Learn More

When fully ripe, these beautiful peppers have a unique fruity, smoky flavour mixed with a moderate to hot level of spice, and could easily be that special ingredient you have been looking for. The small to medium-sized fruits ripen on compact bushy plants which usually reach a height of only 2 feet (60 centimeters) when fully grown, making them perfect pot-plants. (12,000-30.000 SHU) ... Learn More

A very hot pepper indeed, it sits very near to the top of the hot pepper scale, above the Jalapeno, and at between 5,000 and 20,000 Scoville units of heat, which parallels the famous Serrano pepper in terms of overall pungency. The taste is similar to the bright, crisp taste of the jalapeño, but is just a fraction sweeter. This rather rude and phallic-looking pepper usually grows to between four and six inches long, and ripens from green to yellow. Although not quite as suggestive as the red form, it has been given the description of "The Most Pornographic Pepper" by Organic Gardening Magaz ... Learn More

These neat, tear-drop-shaped, attractive pink peppers are perfect for pickling, garnishes and even fresh eating, when you will experience their crispness along with a subtle and gentle spiciness, with fruity flavours reminiscent of a habanero pepper, and sometimes a slight smokiness. Renown for their mild heat, they are perfect for those who prefer a milder chilli flavour. Originating from Brazil, the name translates as "little beak". (500-1,000 SHU) ... Learn More

A very rare chili from altitude in Peru, with round, oblong, pear-shaped fruits, locally known as an "apple chili", with a remarkable likeness to tomatoes, and an amazing citrusy and juicy flavour! Also known as Manzano and sometimes as 'Gringo Killers', do not mistake this variety for a sweet pepper! Looking also like a miniature bell pepper, its thick-walled juicy pods have distinctive, jet-black seeds. A most distinctive plant, it has hairy stems and leaves, with attractive blue-violet flowers. Originating from Peru, where it thrives at more than 2,500 meters, it is one of the very few ch ... Learn More

Wow, enormous, heavy, dazzling red, curly-whirly fruits make an astonishing sight when they all ripen together. A stunning compact variety (30-35cm) ideal indoors on a big windowsill or outdoors in summer. Sweet, lightly fruity with a clean finish. The really tasty long pods are produced in abundance held above the foliage, and start out a dark purple, finally turning to shades of purple, oranges and vibrant red all at the same time. (3,000-9,000 SHU) ... Learn More

Strong-tasting, long and beautiful, hot fruits finally ripen through green and yellow to a bright orange-yellow. This is one of the ten famous pepper varieties that the Chinese Academy of Sciences sent for a prolonged spell in an orbiting satellite. This was to make the seeds mutate very rapidly to produce new varieties, and increase size and yield.... Looks like it worked, but no worries, these offspring are completely safe. (10,000 to 20,000 SHU) ... Learn More