Peppers

Ancho

Heart-shaped peppers are 7-10cm (3-4") long with a mildly pungent and slightly sweet taste. In its fresh form (called "poblano") it is a very dark, glossy green and is used roasted and stuffed for rellenos (remove skin after roasting). When reddish-brown and dried (called ancho) it is used to make chili powder and "mole" sauce. Plants produce lots of high quality, dark-green peppers that ripen to red.
Matures in 80 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Blushing Beauty

Replaces Ivory. Sweet and crisp full-flavoured bell pepper that blushes gracefully from ivory to gold to red as it matures on the plant (delicious at any stage). Thick, beautiful and big, 10cm (4") long by 10cm (4") wide. Tremendous yield when container or garden planting. Resistant to Tobacco Mosiac Virus.
Matures in 67 days. (hybrid seeds)

California Wonder 300

California Wonder Pepper seeds are one of the standards for bell peppers. Bears heavy, smooth-skinned, thick-walled, blocky peppers on vigorous 45-60cm (18-24") tall plants. Peppers are 4-lobed and start out green, but with enough heat they'll turn a lovely red.
Matures in 65-75 days. (open pollinated seeds)

California Wonder 300 Organic

California Wonder Pepper seeds are one of the standards for bell peppers, CERTIFIED ORGANIC California Wonder 300 bears heavy, smooth-skinned, thick-walled, blocky peppers on vigorous 45-60cm (18-24") tall plants. Peppers are 4-lobed and start out green, but with enough heat they'll turn a lovely red.
Matures in 65-75 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Chocolate Beauty

Chocolate Beauty Peppers are medium large, lobed bell peppers that turn from green to a chocolate brown if left to mature for 85 days. As they turn colour, the sweetness really increases, and they are visually stunning when mixed with yellow bell peppers in a salad. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 67 days. (hybrid seeds)

Filius Blue

Spicy hot! Filius Blue Pepper Seeds are sometimes grown in containers as an ornamental plant, this exotic bush has purplish foliage. The peppers are also purple-blue (and very hot) when young, but mature to a bright red with a milder edge. A versatile and curious plant for chile lovers.
Matures in 80 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Friars Hat

Capiscum baccatum
SPICY HOT! Friar's Hat is a hotter than average, 3-sided chile originally grown in Barbados as Peri-Peri. Sometimes called Bishop's Crown, these unusually shaped fruits are wider than they are long. Start indoors in March above 20C (70F) to allow them time to ripen to a bright red.
Matures in 100 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Golden Summer

Like Golden Bell, this handsome pepper produces 4-lobed, bright golden yellow fruits when fully mature. They start as a pale green and develop the distinctive yellow in about 70 days. Good leaf cover will protect fruits from sunscald (the grey and soft area that isn't moldy). Do you want bigger peppers? Try taking off some of the flowers. Golden Summers add sparkle to salads and dip trays.
Matures in 62 days. (hybrid seeds)

Gypsy

We highly recommend Gypsy Pepper seeds. This yellow, thick-walled sweet pepper that is every bit as good as bell varieties. A long 15–18cm (6–7") pepper, it tapers to a point. We love the extra sweetness when it turns red. In Vancouver, Gypsy produces many more fruit than any bell types. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 58 days. (hybrid seeds)

Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax

Spicy HOT! This bright yellow medium hot pepper averages 14cm X 4cm (5.5"x 1.5"). Fruit are smooth, waxy and taper to a point. Compact plants grow up to 60cm (24") tall and are very productive. Early and widely adapted, this one does well in cool summers.
Matures in 58-85 Days. ()

Jalapeno M

Spicy hot! Pungent and hot, the thick-walled and juicy dark green peppers are 8cm (3") long and about 2cm(1") wide with a blunt end. On the coast, fruits set well on mid-sized plants 60-90cm (24-36") tall. If there are still green peppers on the plant at the end of the season, pull up the whole plant and hang in a dry spot for it to finish ripening to red. Use green peppers for fresh eating, pickling, and sauces; and dry the red ones.
Matures in 70 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Jupiter

A very big, heavy, blocky, green bell pepper. The big plant has good leaf cover if well nourished and produces big 4-lobed peppers. Jupiter is usually picked green. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 78 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Large Red Thick Cayenne

Spicy hot! Strong upright plants produce large-shouldered, wrinkled, tapered, and curved fruit ranging from 5-7" long by 1.25-1.5" in diameter with medium-thick flesh. Fruit color is dark green turning to scarlet when ripe. Not as hot as Cayenne Long Red Thin.
Matures in 70-80 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Lehel Organic

CERTIFIED ORGANIC. This Hungarian White Point pepper combines high-quality fruits with high yields. The medium growing plants have short internodes, and fruit sets very well. Lehel is one of the earliest pepper varieties. Fruit walls are very thick, firm, and smooth. The fruits themselves are an attractive white colour with a triangular shape and a flat base. Recommended for heated greenhouses or growing beneath unheated cloches. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.

Matures in 65 days. (hybrid seeds)

Mini Bell Red

Miniature bright red bell peppers glow above sturdy little plants on this new variety. Perky little peppers are just the perfect size for your favorite stuffing to display on appetizer plates. They are sweetest when red and are delicious when eaten fresh from the garden.
Matures in 60-70 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Northstar

This is the earliest large bell to turn from green to red. The 3–4 lobed medium to large fruit are smooth and have medium-thick flesh. Plants have strong branching habit, good leaf cover, and high yields. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 66 days. (hybrid seeds)

Orange Sun

Glowing orange bell peppers are easy to find on this 60cm tall plant. The 3 to 4-lobed orange peppers grow 10-13cm long and have thick walls and a fine flavour. They look lovely on the grill and in salads.
Matures in 80 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Pepperoncini

An Italian HEIRLOOM, bushy and vigorous plants yield prodigious quantities of slender 12cm (5") and sweet green peppers that turn red and become even sweeter. The rich taste is like a sun-dried tomato with just a tiny hint of warmth. Pepperoncini is wonderful for eating fresh, chopped in salads, served with dips or breads, or pickled.
Matures in 70 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Pimento Elite

What a wonderful find these beautiful peppers are! Sweet with thick walls, they get even sweeter when they turn bright red. Heart-shaped rather than lobed and incredibly juicy, we munched them like apples. Green or red, you will love these for salads or cooking. Strong plants grow 66cm (26") tall. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 88 days. (hybrid seeds)

Purple Beauty

The best purple pepper available, short and bushy plants have 5 to 12 blocky fruits hiding in the leaves. The colour goes from green to purple to deep red. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Matures in 70-75 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Red Bulls Horn

This sweet Italian HEIRLOOM is a favourite for frying and is an excellent producer on the Coast. The 45cm (18") plant produces loads of fat, conical 10–13cm (4–5") peppers curved in the shape of a bull's horn. They ripen to a deep red late in summer or can be harvested green.
Matures in 80 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Red Habanero

SPICY HOT! This pepper is the hottest we offer. The little lime-green peppers ripen to red. Start indoors in March. The seed is slower to germinate (up to 3 weeks) and should be kept at 21-24ºC (70-75ºF). Big plants need lots of heat to mature and are well worth the time - and the tears.
Matures in 90-100 days. (open pollinated seeds)

Thai Dragon

Capsicum annuum
Spicy HOT! Unlike some other hot pepper varieties that tend to droop, Thai Dragon pepper plants are loaded with clusters of slender red hot chile peppers that point up above the green leaves on short 40cm (16") sturdy plants. The decorative appeal of these plants make them ideal for container gardening. At the end of the summer, if some peppers are still on the plant, pull it up and hang indoors as a decoration or a source for the cook.
Matures in 85 days. (open pollinated seeds)