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7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate
C.Chinense
700,000 – 800,000 SHULook at all this chocolate goodness but don’t be fooled this one is a hottie. We love a bleeding calyx on a good looking chilli and this one is certainly that. Fruit grow around 3cm x 3cms in size and are thick walled with lots of placenta. Its another naturally occurring variant of the 7 pot Bubblegum Red(a cross between a Trinidad Scorpion Moruga and a Trinidad 7 Pod Yellow) and we think it is hotter with more of a smokey aroma. Get your hands on this one for your rare chilli collection – you won’t be disappointed.
10+ Seeds
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Aji Guyana
C. Baccatum
Aprox 250,000 SHULoads of great chillies is what you get when you grow Aji Guyana! These are one of the really good Baccatum varieties. Not too sweet, and tasty enough to put into anything you cook. When ripe they turn a beautiful golden yellow colour and they grow up to 20cm long! What a great producer they are too! You will never run out of chillies if you grow Aji Guyana.
10+ seeds
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Aji Habanero
C. Baccatum
2,500 – 3,000 SHUThis dainty little Aji pepper from South America has a very mellow mild heat range and is traditionally used to make the delicious Crema de Aji. Fruit grow to about 6cms long and 1cm wide maturing from a lovely light creamy yellow to a vibrant golden orange. The flavour is quite sweet with a smoky spiciness and citrus notes. A great producer that does well in colder climates.
10+ Seeds
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Aji Mango Stumpy
C.Baccatum
20,000 – 30,000 SHUWhat an absolute ripper this one is. Created by the pepperlover crew this is the stumpy version that has all the same qualities as the original longer pheno type. Crazy producer of 3cm x 1cm sized fruit/pods the Aji Mango will blow you away. Ripening to a deep bright yellow the fruit taste sweet and fruity. Yes as its namesake implies it does have a hint of mango like fruity flavour. As for what it would be good with we can only say SAUCE SAUCE SAUCE. But we have it on everything from pizza to pasta to salads. Do yourself a favour and grow this one.
10+ Seeds
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Albanian Red Hot
C. Annuum
Aprox. 50,000 – 100,000 SHUAnother corker of a corker…The Albanian Red Hot pepper is a rare heirloom variety from the Albanian-Macedonian region that was discovered by Pepperlover. They had seeds sent to them by a Turkish friend who says that it is famously used by Turkish villagers in making their local chilli powder. This is what has been said about it and we can only agree wholeheartedly. “Very sweet, almost cherry like sweet with rich long lasting taste of acidic-heat without any bitterness. By all means, this pepper is a true treasure, when we used it fresh it was mouthwatering, when we made some into powders, it has its own unique sweet-lightly acidic and sour flavor which we didn’t experience in other peppers. No need to smoke this pepper, it has its own woody/mushroomy aroma.”
This type of skin is referred to as “vezeni” (meaning “embroidered”) and the longer you leave on the plant the more embroidered it gets. The Albanian Red Hot grows to around 20cms long and 3-4cms wide, so if you like your chillies big, flavorsome, easy maintenance and super productive go no further.
10+ Seeds
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Aleppo
C. Annuum
5,000 – 10,000 SHU
From the war torn fields of Syria this one has now become hard to get. Also known as the Halaby pepper. Sweet and juicy with a good wack of heat the Aleppo Pepper is super tasty. It has been described as having the flavor of “sweetness, roundness and perfume of the best kind of sundried tomatoes”. Very popular as flakes and powder this one’s quite a good all rounder. The Aleppo chilli is a staple for many Middle Eastern recipes, and for very good reason. The flavors of the chilli pair very well with Mediterranean cuisine. Go on this one has to be on your next chilli grow list.
10+ seeds
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Anaheim
C. Annuum
500 – 2000 SHUThe Anaheim chilli is one old time classic that has a versatility in cooking that is unrivaled. It’s a mild, medium sized chilli growing to 15-20cms long and 3-4cms long. Americans can’t get enough of them and they are one of the most common chilli’s used in many foods and recipes. This is no wonder given that the Anaheim chilli is named after the California city of Anaheim. Raw Anaheim chillies are bright, succulent and have a great peppery flavour. When cooked they take on a whole new depth of rich, sweet tanginess. If you’re still not convinced this is one for you just imagine…biting into a Relleno which is when the pepper is roasted, stuffed with gooey cheese and then coated in egg and fried. Mmmm Mmmm. Anaheim chillies are said to pair well with cheeses, pork, poultry, corn, tomatoes, eggs, black beans, and spices such as cumin and corriander. Well we think they go well with just about anything really. They seem to like the cooler weather and when they get going they are great producers.
10+ Seeds
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Antep Aci Dolma
C. Annuum
5,000 – 10,000 SHUThe Antep Aci Dolma is a great new one from Turkey. It looks like a Bell pepper, however, it is SO much more! It has to be the best tasting large Capsicum Annuum ever! We mean that too! It is sweet, juicy and then it also has a chilli kick! Yes, you heard it right! About Jalapeno hot, maybe a bit more. So what could be more perfect if you like your stuffed capsicum with a bit of zing. This one is going to change your everyday perception of a capsicum. So impress your friends with this…. and your smug smile! Just to make it even better, it grows a lot of fruit.
10+ seeds
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Bad Brains
C. Chinense
400,000 – 500,000 SHUI’m BAD to the bone and pretty awesome looking too. The Bad Brains chilli is an accidental cross discovered by the grower extraordinaire Wes Lane. Its most likely a cross with a Fatalli Yellow and possibly the Yellow Brainstrain. With that sort of heritage it just has to be a winner. We love how it looks but its the flavour that is a stand out – sweet and thin walled it tastes very much like a fatalii with a tad more heat. The plant grows to about 100 cm tall in a pot and the pods are 8-10 cm long and 3cm wide. Another super prolific chilli variety we cant recommend enough.
10+ Seeds
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Beaver Dam
C. Annuum
1000 – 2000 SHUThe Beaver Dam pepper is a Hungarian heirloom variety and was brought to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1912 by the Hussli family. It produces large amounts of mild to medium heat, horn shaped fruit on compact plants and they can grow up to 150mm long! They have a sweet, dynamic pepper flavour with a slow-building heat. We really like this one for your every day chilli and the kids will love it too! Perfect for stuffing, in traditional goulash, sliced in a salad, on a burger or for awesome pickled peppers. This chilli is extremely well known in the U.S. There is even a “Beaver Dam” Festival! It’s about time we spread the SWEET pepper goodness!
10+ Seeds
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Bengal Naga Peach
C. Chinense
600,000 – 800,000 SHUWhoa this is a thing to behold. It’s said to originate as an off-type plant in a greenhouse full of Bhut Jolokia, but outside this its a mystery to us. The Bengal Naga Peach has wrinkled skin and can be quite twisty. Flavor wise they are sweet as superhots go and deliver a fruity taste that breaks through the savage heat. We love how this one looks but you be the judge if it takes your fancy.
10+ Seeds
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Big Caramel Mama
C. Chinense
Approx. 600,000 – 800,000 SHU
It’s big it’s caramel, WHAT, WAIT another Big Mama colour. Oh yes and its just as melt your socks off hot as the others. The Big CARAMEL Mama is the caramel variant of the Big Black Mama that was bred by Troy Pimeaux. No idea who found this variation growing in their chilli patch but it is a very impressive hardy plant plant that keeps on giving. The fruit are massive at 6-7cms long by 3-4cms wide turning from green to, you guessed it, caramel. If you have the other colours in the Mama range then we think you also need to get your hands on this one.
10+ seeds