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Sweet Pepper Capsicum annuum
Sweet Pepper
There are several different species of Capsicum. The common capsicum, Capsicum annuum is divided into groups depending on the shape of the fruit; cherry peppers, cone peppers, red cone peppers, sweet bell peppers, and chili and cayenne peppers. Common capsicum pepper varieties can be pungent...- Also available in:
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Jalapeño Pepper Capsicum annuum var. annuum 'Jalapeño'
Jalapeño Pepper, Jalapeno
Peppers are recorded as cultivated in Bolivia and Meso-America ca. 16th century. Christopher Columbus recorded the use of “a vegetable called agi …employed to give a sharp taste to the fish and such birds as they can catch…” (ca.1494). Jalapeño is a medium-hot pepper originating in the region of... -
Hot Bush Pepper Capsicum frutescens
Tobasco Pepper, Bird Pepper
Capsicum frutescens peppers are much more pungent than the C. annuum species and produce fruits that are erect and usually appear just above the foliage. Peppers include tabasco, bird peppers, and other chili peppers. Varieties of this species have also been selected for their ornamental... -
Habanero Pepper Capsicum chinense
Habanero Pepper, Bonnet Pepper, Datil Pepper, Squash Pepper
Capsicum chinense or bonnet peppers are typically very hot including the hottest peppers in the world according to the Scoville scale. These include the habanero, ghost peppers, and bonnet peppers. ECHO also has a unique “Sweet” Habanero that produces peppers that are not hot, although...