Check Out These Hot and Sweet Pepper Varieties

By Carol Miller|Updated: August 10, 2021

Peppers come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. Are you looking for new pepper varieties to round out your crop selection?

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Catarino (Gowan Seed Company)

Disease package: HR: Xcv (1-10), IR: Pc

‘Catarino’ is a jumbo-sized jalapeno hybrid. It’s dark-green fruit, has broad shoulders, tapered to a blunt point. This Super-Sized Gowan Exclusive brings the heat! Very thick walls and heavy fruit weight. Excellent shelf life, and fruit setting ability assure high yield potential. Matures in 78 days.

GowanSeed.com
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Cienfuegos Orange F1 (Seeds by Design)

‘Cienfuegos Orange F1’ has a fruity-hot flavor (200,000 to 300,000 on the Scoville unit) and is high yielding. Matures in 80 to 85 days.

SeedsbyDesign.com
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Cienfuegos Red F1 (Seeds by Design)

‘Cienfuegos Red F1’ has a bright, carmen-red color. It’s 300,000 - 400,000 on the Scoville unit scale and high yielding. Matures in 80 to 85 days.

SeedsByDesign.com
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Cornito Rosso (Johnny’s Selected Seeds)

This “Horn of the Bull” pepper has fruits averaging 5-inches long and 1- to 1½-inches wide. They are very sweet and flavorful, tasting much better than the typical Corno di Toro type. Matures in 80 days.

JohnnySeeds.com
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Everman (HM.CLAUSE)

Disease package: HR: Xcv (1,2,3)

The jalapeño ‘Everman’, best adapted for spring, has highly marketable fruit throughout extended harvesting periods. Its thicker fruit walls allow for heavier fruit, without Anthocyanin.

HMCLAUSE.com
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GVS 43109 F1 (Golden Valley Seed)

Disease package: TMV, BST, PVY

‘GVS 43109 F1’, an elongated Lamuyo type, has an elongated, square, bell shape with three to four lobes. Turns red at maturity and reaches about 6 to 7 inches long with a diameter of 4 inches. Perfect to grow indoors or outdoors on stakes. Matures in 71 to 76 days from transplant.

GoldenValleySeed.com
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Mercer (Sakata Seed America, Rupp Seeds)

Disease package: BLS (0-3,7,8) Pc, TMV

‘Mercer’ is a widely adapted green-to-red bell pepper. The fruit are firm, dark green, and mature to a very attractive, deep-red color. The maturity is mid-early, with high yields of extra-large, good quality fruit. Plants are vigorous, sturdy with good cover. Matures in 72 days.

SakataVegetables.com; RuppSeeds.com
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Nitro S10 (Sakata Seed America)

Disease package: HR: TMV: 0 IR: Pc / TSWV / Xcv: 0-10

‘Nitro S10®’ is a high quality, mid-maturing hybrid, suited for place pack. It is adapted to fall, and spring in the Southeast; and summer production in the Northeast. Well-suited where BLS is a concern. Uniform size, smooth, firm, glossy, dark green. Matures to a pretty red color in 75 days.

SakataVegetables.com
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Orizaba (HM. CLAUSE)

Disease package: HR: Xcv (1,2,3)

‘Orizaba’ is a fresh market jalapeño (hot, 3,000 SHU) best adapted for fall. Highly marketable extra-large to large fruit size throughout extended harvesting periods. Thicker fruit walls make it heavier, without Anthocyanin.

HMClause.com
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Pantera (US Agriseed)

Disease package: XCV (0-3)

Bred by Jesus Saldivar, ‘Pantera’ is a vigorous plant with strong stems and suitable throughout North and South America. This hot jalapeño has very good regrowth and continuous set for long harvest periods. An average of 85% to 90% of fruit sizes are jumbo and large; ranging from 3.7- to 4.2-inches long. It presents almost no cracking and has high pungency. Matures in 75 to 80 days.

USAgriseed.com, Voloagri.com
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Pathfinder (Sakata Seed America)

Disease package: HR: Xcv (0-3, 7-8)

A new serrano pepper with excellent plant and foliar cover. Average fruit length is 4.5 to 5 inches and weighs approximately 30 grams. The peduncle is a key component that keeps its dark-green color, providing a better shelf life and fresh appearance. Early and high yielding for cold-to-hot and hot-to-cold regions. Matures in 60 to 75 days from transplant.

SakataVegetables.com
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Placepack F1 (Enza Zaden USA, Inc.)

Disease package: HR to Xcv (1-10), PVY (0-1), and Tm (0). IR to TEV.

The plants of 'Placepack F1' have good cover and produce high quality dark green peppers. This variety is positioned for the main season, spring, and fall. With this variety, you are assured of a high percentage of 4-lobed peppers.

EnzaZaden.com
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Regulator (Enza Zaden Company, Gowan Seed Company, and Stokes Seeds)

Disease package: HR: Tm (0), X spp, Xcv (1-10), IR: TSWV (0)

An attractive green-red, blocky-sweet bell with a high percentage of four-lobed fruit. It will maintain size throughout the growing season. It features a strong plant with good cover and great fruit uniformity. Ideal for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. Matures in 73 to 75 days from transplant.

EnzaZaden.com, GowanSeed.com, US.StokeSeeds.com
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Sailfish (Seminis, Stokes Seeds)

Disease package: HR: Tm (0) IR: Xcv/X spp (0-10), Pc

A uniform, blocky, and smooth early green-to-red pepper featuring a semi-concentrated fruit set pattern. Average fruit size is 200 grams and can ripen on the plant for high-quality harvest. Approximate plant size is 20 to 22 inches with a 1.1 average fruit ratio (L:D). Early maturity. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions.

Seminis-US.com, US.Stokeseeds.com
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Sonoma F1 (Osborne Quality Seeds)

Disease package: HR: TM (0-3)

‘Sonoma’ produces a high percentage of uniform, four-lobed, blocky dark-yellow fruit. They have thick walls and are very firm. Plants have a strong root system, short internodes, and are perfect for open field. Matures in 75 days from transplant.

OsborneSeed.com
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Sprinter F1 (Osborne Quality Seeds)

Disease package: HR: Tm (0-3)

This high-yielding early bell is for open field and protected culture. It has bright-red fruit, thick walls, and sweet flavor. It’s not sensitive to blossom end rot or russeting. ‘Sprinter’s’ vigorous plants produce over a long harvest period. Matures in 63 days from transplant.

OsborneSeed.com
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Standout (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds)

Disease package: HR: BLS (1-10), TMV; IR: TSWV

‘Standout’ features large, uniform, dark-glossy fruit. It’s high quality for place pack segment and well adapted for all planting slots. Early to mid season maturity.

SyngentaUS.com/vegetables
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SVPB8415 F1 (Seminis and Harris Seeds/Garden Trends Inc.)

Disease package: HR: TMV, IR: BLS (0-10)

Concentrated fruit set, high-yield potential, and early ripening to a golden yellow, this bell has large, blocky-sweet fruit with thick walls and set on vigorous plants. Matures in 73 days.

Seminis-US.com, HarrisSeeds.com
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Sycamore (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds)

Disease package: HR: TMV, IR: TSWV

This beauty is highly uniform in shape and size and ideal for the Western U.S. It is a vigorous medium-to-strong plant, with excellent leaf cover, and high yielding. Suited for fresh and processing markets. Early maturity.

SyngentaUS.com/vegetables
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Tarpon (Seminis and Rupp Seeds)

Disease package: HR: Tm (0), IR: Xcv (0-10), Pc

A fresh market, main-season hybrid with a unique disease resistance package of X10R® technology. It has a compact plant and concentrated fruit set. Dark green to red, smooth-blocky fruit with an average weight of 173 grams. Ideal for the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada.

Seminis-US.com, RuppSeeds.com
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Turnpike F1 (Seminis and Harris Seeds/Garden Trends Inc.)

Disease package: HR: BLS (0-5, 7-9), TMV, IR: Pc

An attractive, blocky-bell pepper, ‘Turnpike F1’ has thick-walled fruit, which are anthocyaninless. They ripen from deep-green to red. Plants have a concentrated set and offer good protection to the fruit. Matures in 75 days.

HarrisSeeds.com