Hot Peppers
Hot peppers come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. The level of intensity — from mild to mouth-blistering — is measured using the Scoville scale; the higher the number, the hotter the pepper. Johnny's shorthand for heat scale is 1 to 5 small pepper symbols. Hot peppers are an essential ingredient in specialty and ethnic cuisines, eaten fresh or dried, or fashioned into decorative ristras. Johnny's varieties are selected on the basis of flavor, earliness, productivity, and adaptability in all categories: Anaheim/NuMex, anchos/poblanos, cayenne chile, Fresno, habanero, jalapeno, Santa Fe, serrano, and other hot specialty peppers.
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Authentic Korean drying pepper.
New! Authentic Korean drying pepper.
75 green; 95 red ripe
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Beautifully unusual stir-fry pepper from southern China.
New! Unusual pepper from southern China.
65 green; 85 red ripe
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Red habanero without the heat.
New! Red habanero without the heat.
70 green; 90 red ripe
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High-yielding yellow or "Caribe" type jalapeño.
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New! High-yielding yellow jalapeño.
63 yellow
Our highest-yielding jalapeño, resistant to cracking.
Our highest-yielding jalapeño.
70 green; 93 red ripe
Large, highly adaptable poblano ideal for chile rellenos.
Highly adaptable, large-fruited poblano pepper.
65 green; 85 red ripe
Best combination of earliness and yield in a jalapeno.
Best combination of earliness and yield in a jalapeno.
67 green; 90 red ripe
High-yielding traditional serrano type.
High-yielding serrano.
57 green; 77 red ripe
Super-hot! Pungent habanero for fresh, dried use, and "jerk" sauces.
Extraordinary heat combined with fruity, citrus notes.
80 green; 100 orange ripe
Johnny's Exclusive
Small, very hot Thai chile.
Small, very hot Thai chile.
75 green; 95 red ripe
"Little Beak" pepper from Brazil.
"Little Beak" pepper from Brazil.
55 lime green; 75 red ripe
Early and adaptable poblano, easy to peel for chile rellenos.
Early and adaptable poblano pepper.
65 green; 85 brown ripe
Open-pollinated jalapeño with more skin checking than our hybrids.
Open-pollinated jalapeño.
60 green; 80 red ripe
Magnificent fruits; earlier, more productive than regular habaneros.
Earlier and more productive than regular habaneros.
70 lime green; 90 red ripe
Johnny's Exclusive
Early, bright orange small cayenne.
Early, bright orange small cayenne.
60 green; 80 orange ripe
Early Anaheim bred by Johnny's for good productivity in cooler areas.
Early and adaptable Anaheim.
65 green; 85 red ripe
Famous Spanish heirloom, eaten as tapas (appetizers) in Spain.
Famous Spanish heirloom.
60 Days
AAS (All-America Selections) Winners
Our most versatile and flavorful cayenne.
Our most versatile and flavorful cayenne.
55 green; 75 red ripe