Penner Pumpkins sells 20 varieties of hot peppers and 2 ornamental varieties. Pots are 3.3″ by 3.3″, contain 1 plant and range from $2.75-$3.50 each. For more information.
Peppers Information Scoville Heat Units
| Non-hot Jalapeno | Perfect for stuffing, no heat. Jalapeno flavor | 0 |
| Padron | 1 in 20 is hot, green, 2 “ long. | 500-2500 |
| Garden Salsa | Very prolific. 6” long. Green to red | 1000-5000 |
| Poblano/Ancho | Good for stuffing. Green-poblano, dried-ancho | 1000-2500 |
| Jalapeno | 3” long green fruit | 2500 |
| Cherry Bomb | Golf ball sized red peppers | 2,500-5000 |
| Hungarian Hot Wax | Yellow/Red. 6” long, prolific | 5,000-10,000 |
| Serrano | Prolific, green, 3” long. Use like jalapenos, but more heat. | 10,000-23,000 |
| Cayenne | Bright red fruit | 30,000-50,000 |
| Tabasco | Yellow/green to red, 4′ tall plant | 30,000-50,000 |
| Thai Chile | Small red peppers | 50,000-100,000 |
| Scotch Bonnet | Green/yellow, Jamaican | 100,000-300,000 |
| Hot Paper Lantern | Earlier and more productive than regular habaneros. Red fruit | 150,000-400,000 |
| Habanero | Red fruit | 200,000-300,000 |
| Chocolate Habanero | Brown fruit | 300,000-570,000 |
| Ghost/Bhut Jolokia | SUPER HOT, red, 4′ tall plant | 855,000-1 mil |
| Trinidad Scorpion | SUPER HOT, red, 4′ tall plant | 1.2-2 million |
| Apocalypse Scorpion | SUPER HOT, green to red, 4′ tall plant | 1.2-2 million |
| Carolina Reaper | SUPER HOT, red, Plants get tall. | 1.5-2.2 million |
| US Grade Pepper Spray | 2.2-5.3 million |
Shishito 2′ plant, peppers go from green to red, 100-1,000, 3 1/2-4″ long fruit
Ornamental
- Bolivain Rainbow
- Start out a brilliant purple and turn yellow to orange to red
- Gorgeous pepper perfect for conatiners or flower beds
- 10,000-30.000 SHU
- Cone shaped 1” fruit.
- 18-24”” tall
- Jigsaw Pepper
- 18-24” tall
- 5,000 to 30,000 SHU
- 2” round fruit, yellow/orange/red/purple
- Leaves are multicolored in tie dye patterns of lavender, cream, violet, sea-foam and forest green
