Choice, and very rarely offered, this gem is a favourite for ornamental landscaping as well as eating. A stunning plant, it has purple blooms, dark purple to onyx black foliage and smallish shiny fruit. Unripe black and purple chilies tend to be milder than the ripe crimson red ones (ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 SHU). ... 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

A very hot pepper indeed, it sits very near to the top of the hot pepper scale, above the Jalapeno, and at between 10,000 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 a shocking-red, adding even more to the description of "The Most Pornographic Pepper" by Organic Gardening Magazine. Indeed, we were rather reluctant to ... 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

‘Red Glow’ as the name suggests, is a hotter pepper than its relative 'Orange Glow' with the heat packed into slightly smaller red fruits of 7cm long, with a yield of up to 25 fruits per plant. This pepper can be grown in either the greenhouse or outside in pots, but will require support. The flavour and heat lends itself well to Mexicans dishes, spicy soups and is great for pickling for the winter months. Scoville units / heat level: 27,000 ... Learn More

A sweet and mild, lobed Italian traditional pepper, with flesh that changes from green to red as it ripens. They often fruit later than regular bell peppers but taste better. They grow to 17-20 centimetres and can be eaten fresh or fried. ... Learn More

This unusual pepper is ideal picked when small and green for low levels of heat, because the heat increases as the fruits get larger and continue to mature to red. Also known as the Tapas Pepper, this is excellent added to stir fries. Originally introduced from South America, it produces a mass of small conical fruits, with a long curled pedicle. Play Spanish Roulette! Every batch of 10 or so peppers contains a hot one, and we mean really piquant! Because it is impossible to distinguish the hot pepper from the milder pods, eating a portion of Padrón peppers is popularly linked to the Russian ... Learn More

These very attractive small, smooth, rather rounded but cuboid fruit, have large seed cavities inside them. The hollows within these beautiful pillar-box red sweet Italian peppers make them particularly suitable for being stuffed, but of course they can also be eaten as a normal salad item. ... 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

Very attractive small cuboid peppers with sweet flavour. Their colour changes from yellow to pillar box red as they ripen. They are suitable for being grown in containers. (70 days from transplanting. Heat-1) ... Learn More

Named for its resemblance to the Scottish Tam o'Shanter hat, most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville Units. This is really very, very hot, and just for comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000. Fresh bonnets change from green to colours ranging from yellow to scarlet red and taste best fresh, but this thin-walled variety can also be frozen or pickled or even put in olive oil very successfully. They are used to flavour many different dishes and cuisines worldwide, and are especially useful in hot sauces and condiments. (Heat-4) ... Learn More

Named for its resemblance to the Scottish Tam o'Shanter hat, most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville Units. This yellow form is really very, very hot, and just for comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000. Fresh bonnets change from green to colours ranging from yellow to scarlet red and taste best fresh, but this thin-walled variety can also be frozen or pickled or even put in olive oil very successfully. They are used to flavour many different dishes and cuisines worldwide, and are especially useful in hot sauces and condiments. (Heat-4 ... 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

This uniquely-coloured, early-fruiting, sweet and delicious mild-flavoured pepper has thick-walled red flesh, and when ripe turns a gorgeous chocolate-brown on the outside. Ideal for Northern gardeners. (60-80 days from transplanting. Heat-0) ... Learn More

Vibrant, vigorous plants produce an abundance of mild, vaguely banana-shaped peppers. This famous red variant of the yellow-fruiting Sweet Banana tastes just the same though, with a sweet tangy flavour with just a hint of fresh tropical fruit. They are perfect for eating fresh, or pickling, or even adding a splash of gentle heat to any culinary creation. (0-500 SHU) ... Learn More