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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

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 Numex Big Jim pepper is a very long and slender pepper with large yields. The Mildly hot peppers are usable either when young and green or red and fully ripe. The peppers reach up to 30cm long. The scoville rating is at 1 500 to 2 500 scoville units.

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 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.

Vigorous, compact plants produce an abundance of 7cm fruits that start out green, then turn a deep purple and finally turn red at maturity. The fruits are deep purple for a very long period making the harvest extended. The plants have beautiful, delicate white and purple flowers that brighten up any garden. The plant is truly beautiful with purple fruits and white/purple flowers on deep green stems and leaves. Fruits are a bit larger than regular Jalapeno and have about the same amount of heat. Great tasting in many dishes! They are great for roasting, pickling, using in cooking and eating fresh. They really look nice pickled with a variety of other coloured Jalapenos! Many Latin recipes call for this great Jalapeno variety!

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.

Ideal for growing in pots on the patio. The plant produces strong, upright plants that have a sturdy main stem, plus a dense canopy to prevent sunscald. Large, dark green fruit has thick walls and little to no etching – great fresh and used for “poppers.” High-quality jalapeños have good flavour with medium heat. Resists Potato Virus Y. Suited to gardens and planters. Some technical specs on this plant :

Spacing : 30cm

Height : 46 - 56cm

Width : 30 - 46cm

Days from transplant to ripe fruit: 56 to green harvest

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.

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.

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 Tabasco pepper is a variety of chilli pepper species Capsicum frutescens. It is best known through its use in Tabasco sauce, followed by peppered vinegar. Like all C. frutescens cultivars, the Tabasco plant has a typical bushy growth, which commercial cultivation makes stronger by trimming the plants. The tapered fruits, around 4 cm long, are initially pale yellowish-green and turn yellow and orange before ripening to bright red. Tabasco's rate from 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville scale of heat levels, and are the only variety of chilli pepper whose fruits are "juicy"; i.e., they are not dry on the inside. Unlike most chilli's, Tabasco fruits grow up, rather than hanging down from their stems.

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.

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.

2006 All-America Selections Winner! 90 days. (F1) Plant produces good yields of shiny black ornamental hot peppers. Peppers are very hot, grow upright, and turn from black to red when mature. Plant has black leaves, black stems, and white flowers. Does well in regions where there is high heat and humidity. A beautiful plant suitable for indoor pots. Plant Height: 18" tall.30 000 plus Scoville Heat Units.

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.

This unique pepper combines striking colouration with an interesting plant architecture and great heat tolerance to enhance in-ground plantings and mixed containers through even the toughest conditions. Purple Flash grows with a layered, scaffolding habit to create an exotic look. Leaves are almost black with flashes of bright purple. The plants are topped with small, round, glossy black fruits. (Fruit is extremely hot)

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.

The plants bear unique, black-coloured fruit that are the shape of a Jalapeno. They are mildly hot and have an excellent flavour. The tall plants have beautiful purple flowers that make this variety very ornamental.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The facing heaven pepper (Capsicum annuum var. conoides) is also known as skyward-pointing chili pepper, is a cone-shaped, medium-hot chili pepper with very thin skin, between 3 and 6 centimetres in length, and 1 to 2 centimetres in diameter at the base. Originally from Sichuan province in Southwest China, it owes its name to the fact that it grows with the fruit pointing upwards, rather than downwards as is normal with other pepper plants. Because of its attractive appearance, the dried chili is often added to dishes whole (whereas Sichuan chilies are more likely to be broken up or crushed). When lightly fried in oil it turns radiant red and loses enough of its heat to allow for it to be eaten whole.

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.

An African-American heirloom. A pre-1947 variety that was used in fish and shellfish cookery. The colour of the fruit range from green, orange, brown, white and red, being spicy and hot. What really makes this pepper stand out is its wonderful foliage, as the 2-feet tall plants have stunning white and green mottled leaves, which makes this variety superb for ornamental and edible landscaping. Moderately hot the scoville rating is 5 000 to 30 000.

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.