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The flesh of this pepper is quite thick, with a fruity, spicy flavour, that is crisp and very mild, making them delicious roasting peppers, for even the most sensitive pallets. They are perfect for stir-fry's, stuffing with cheeses, pickling, pizza topping, and so much more. It's not a fussy plant to grow either. As long as it gets full sun, enough water, and some fertiliser, it will bear a mass of tasty mild peppers that start ripening in late summer through autumn. It is a perennial, reaching a height of around 1.3m, grows erect, and bushy to 0.7m wide.

Seeds per pack - 10 Seeds

Country of Origin - Proudly produced in South Africa by Sandveld Organics

Certified Organic by - KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH

About the producer - Seeds for Africa and Sandveld Organics have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to offer a large range of South African grown certified organic seeds. Sandveld Organics are an organic farm in Lamberts Bay on the Cape West Coast. Founded in 1998 Sandveld Organics has achieved and maintained organic certification with KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH since 1998. Sandveld Organics are the ONLY South African company growing certified organic seed.

The most used cultivar around the world. The fruit at maturity measures 5 to 7.5cm in length and tapers to a rounded end. During the stages of maturity it transforms from green to yellow to red. The flesh is plump, thick and juicy. When dried and smoked it is known as The Chipotle pepper. As it matures the fruit becomes sweeter. Grown around the world it can be found in Mexico, Texas and the South West of the USA in abundance. Ideal to use in most cuisines and is delicious in soups, salsas casseroles, for stuffing and for pickling. It measures at 2 500 to 8 000 Scoville units.

Seeds per pack - 50 Seeds

Country of Origin - USA

Certified Organic by - USDA

Plant produces good yields of 10cm long by 5cm wide penis shaped peppers. Peppers are mildly hot and turn from green to yellow when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. A variety from the USA. Plant Height: 1m tall.5 000 to 30 000 Scoville Heat Units.

The African Birds eye Chilli, is different to the Thai Birds Eye. Whilst similar in look and texture, the heat is more intense and it is more flavoursome. Some say this is due to the strong African sun. Very easy to grow and very prolific.

Seeds per pack - 20 Seeds

Country of Origin - Proudly produced in South Africa by Sandveld Organics

Certified Organic by - KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH

About the producer - Seeds for Africa and Sandveld Organics have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to offer a large range of South African grown certified organic seeds. Sandveld Organics are an organic farm in Lamberts Bay on the Cape West Coast. Founded in 1998 Sandveld Organics has achieved and maintained organic certification with KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH since 1998. Sandveld Organics are the ONLY South African company growing certified organic seed.

The cayenne pepperalso known as the Guinea spice, Cow Horn Pepper, aleva or bird pepper or, especially in its powdered form, red pepperis a hot, red chilli pepper used to flavour dishes and for medicinal purposes. Named for the city of Cayenne in French Guiana, it is a cultivar of Capsicum Annuum related to bell peppers, jalapeos, and others. The Capsicum genus is in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).The fruits are generally dried and ground, or pulped and baked into cakes, which are then ground and sifted to make the powdered spice of the same name. Cayenne is used in cooking spicy dishes, as a powder or in its whole form (such as in Sichuan cuisine) or in a thin, vinegar-based sauce. It is generally rated at 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Units. It is also used as an herbal supplement, and was mentioned by Nicholas Culpeper in his 17th century book Complete Herbal.

This hot pepper measures in at 3000 scoville units. It is great to use in salsa, fried, or pickled. Serrano Peppers typically measure 1 1/2" long.

Capsicum baccatum strain from Barbados. Medium hot pods have a unique shape remembering the hat of a Bishop. Sturdy plants, can be grown as perennials. 5 000 to 30 000 scoville heat units.

Ready to harvest at 76 days the Ancho Grande is called the "Poblano" when green. These peppers are 10cm long and 5cm across at the top then tapering to a blunt point. The peppers ripen from a dark green to rust red. Plants grow to about 80-100cm high and has a continuous harvest. This has a scoville rating of 500 to 2500 SHUs.

Numex twilight is one of the most unusual varieties of chili pepper developed at New Mexico State University (which creates all "NuMex" breeds of plant - view more NuMex varieties). It grows about 18 inches tall, and becomes covered in peppers that start out purple, then move through yellow and orange, becoming red when fully ripe, producing a rainbow effect on the green plant. It is a hybrid based on the Thai Ornamental pepper.

Heavy yield of bright red very hot 17cm chilli peppers. Has the appearance of a marconi but the spiciness of a cayenne. Fruits can either be consumed fresh, roasted, or dried and used as herb. As it name states Giant Ristra red fruit can be strung together in long bunches and dried and displayed and used throughout the winter months. Sturdy 60cm plants typically do not require staking, but staking is optional if the fruit load is too heavy. Giant Ristra makes a very attractive large container plant also. 30 000 to 70 000 scoville units.

1-3" long, red or dark red chilli. The Thai Dragon is very hot, being beaten in spiciness by only a handful of peppers. Plants generally grow to 1-2 ft high and can produce up to 200 chillies in a single season. Having an excellent flavour, the Thai Dragon is a common ingredient in many Asian dishes.

Weighing in on the mild side at 2500 to 8000 scoville units, the Hungarian Wax is a variety of paprika pepper. Developed in Hungary, home of paprika, another notable pepper product. These peppers are also known as hot yellow peppers or hot wax peppers, and they closely resemble the banana pepper, a relative in the pepper family. Hungarian wax peppers can be used in a variety of ways in cooking.

Medium hot pods have a unique shape resembling the hat of a Bishop. Sturdy plants, can be grown as perennials. 5 000 to 30 000 scoville heat units.

Seeds per pack - 20 Seeds

Country of Origin - Proudly produced in South Africa by Sandveld Organics

Certified Organic by - KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH

About the producer - Seeds for Africa and Sandveld Organics have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to offer a large range of South African grown certified organic seeds. Sandveld Organics are an organic farm in Lamberts Bay on the Cape West Coast. Founded in 1998 Sandveld Organics has achieved and maintained organic certification with KIWA BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE GmbH since 1998. Sandveld Organics are the ONLY South African company growing certified organic seed.

With bizarre and unusual shaped fruits resembling the face of a monkey hence the descriptive name of this chilli pepper. An annuum variety this pepper is easy to grow and produces great results. The heat level of this chilli is similar to that of a Jalapeno Chilli ranking in at 5 000 Scoville Heat Units. The plant is a compact bush reaching about half a metre high. The fruits turn from Green to yellow on maturity.

These thick walled bright redhot chilli peppers also known as the Cherry "Bomb Pepper" are an easy to grow and prolific pepper maturing at 60 days.Rates at 7 500 to 15 000 scoville units.

A Cayenne type elongated 10cm long hot pepper that that reaches maturity in approximately 90-100 day. Inchanga is named after an area just outside Durban. Similar heat to a cayenne pepper.

Shiny peppers shaped like a giant Cayenne Pepper. They have a deep orange-red colour at maturity and dry to translucent burgundy colour. As green peppers, they are good for fresh consumption on sandwiches or for pickling. Once they turn red, they can be used fresh or dried, in hot sauce or Mexican dishes. In fact, Guajillo’s are very popular in Mexico. Vigorous, high-yielding bushes.

Rajah 1 is an early maturing F1 hybrid hot pepper. The bearing habit of Rajah 1 is pendent and its fruit type can be compared to Long Slim Cayenne types, but with a superior quality. The plants have a strong root system, are uniform and tend to handle difficult conditions exceptionally well. Plants have good foliage cover that protects the fruit against sunscald. Fruit size is medium -12 cm in length by 1.5 cm in diameter and weigh around 10 – 12 g and have thin fleshed walls. The uniform fruit are very hot, with a good flavour. Fruit colour very well from a medium dark green to a dark red when mature. Rajah 1 is particularly well adapted in Southern Africa being developed locally and is suited for home garden growing.

Bird's eye chilli is a chilli pepper of the species Capsicum frutescens L. in the family Solanaceae, commonly found in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. It can also be found in India, mainly Kerala, where it is used in traditional dishes of the Kerala cuisine (pronounced in Malayalam as kanthari mulagu). This species (known as kochchi in Sinhalese) is also found in rural areas of Sri Lanka, where it is used as a substitute for green chillies. It is also a main ingredient in kochchi sambal, a salad made using freshly scraped coconut ground with Thai chillies and seasoned with salt and lime juice. The term Bird's eye chilli is also used for the North American Chiltepin pepper, both due to their small round shape and because they're widely spread by birds.

Named after the town where they originate from in Spain. Padron peppers are best harvested at 3cm long if looking for a mild fruited pepper. Around 1 out of 20 fruits will be hot, and the rest mild. All the fruits become hot if allowed to grow 5 to 7cm long.

Seeds per pack - 10 Seeds

Country of Origin - CANADA

Certified Organic by - ECOCERT CANADA

Uyababa chilli peppers are similar in appearance to cayenne peppers. The deep red peppers grow to around 8cm long and the fruit is hotter than a cayenne pepper.

The Red Peter also known as the Peter Pepper, Penis Pepper & Chilli Willy is an heirloom hot pepper that turns from green to red. It is approximately 7.5cm to 10cm long and 4 cm wide when fully matured. The unusually phallic shaped fruits resemble human penises when fully ripe In addition to it being a great conversation piece, it has a hot taste ranging from 5 000 to 30,000 scoville units which makes it hotter than the tabasco pepper. It is native to Texas and Louisiana and grows great in our South African climate.

The tiny Chile peppers of C. a. var. glabriusculum are red to orange-red, ellipsoidal, and about 0.8 cm (0.31 in) in diameter. Tepin is derived from a Nahuatl word meaning "flea". Tepin peppers, or "birds eye" or simply "bird" peppers (due to their consumption and spread by wild birds), are extremely hot, measuring between 50,000 and 100,000 Scoville Units. In Mexico, the heat of the Chiltepin is called arrebatado ("rapid" or "violent"), because, while the heat is intense, it is not very enduring. This stands in contrast to the Chili Piquin, which is somewhat similar in size and shape to the Chiltepin, but delivers a decidedly different experience. Piquins are not as hot as Chiltepins (only about 30,000-50,000 Scoville Units), but they have a much slower and longer-lasting effect.50 000 to 100 000 Scoville Heat Units.

Chinese Five Colour is a colourful ornamental and edible hot pepper from China. It can grow up to 45cm tall, plants are bushy and well-branched and has green stems with purple markings and dark green leaves with a purple blush. The conical peppers can grow to about 5cm long and is best known for their multiple colour changes as they ripen through the season.They ripen from purple, cream, yellow, orange to red. The flavour is quite hot and the young fruits are sharper and mature fruits are sweeter in taste.

This pepper is a golden version of the traditional cayenne with just a few differences. First, these peppers turn from green to golden yellow as they mature. Where traditional cayenne fruits are wrinkled and skinny, golden cayenne peppers tend to be larger with smooth skin.