Chile pepper varieties

C00948	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
C01218		From Egypt. (Capsicum baccatum)
C01172		(Capsicum baccatum)
C01218		From Egypt.
C01248	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
C01641	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	From Ethiopia. (Capsicum annuum)
C01675	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	From Korea. (Capsicum annuum)
C01706	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum frutescens)
C01847	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	From Iran. (Capsicum annuum)
C02466		(Capsicum chinense)
C02598	© Fatalii's Chiles	From Costa Rica. (Capsicum baccatum)
C04321	© Fatalii's Chiles	From Netherlands. (Capsicum baccatum)
C04409	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
C04503	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
C04896	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
C04897	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
C05061	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
C05482	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
C05796	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	From Sri Lanka. (Capsicum annuum)
CA-960		Developed by Safal Seeds & Biotech Ltd.
Cabai Api		No info!
Cabai Burong	© Cross Country Nurseries	From Malaysia. Plant grows to medium height. Prolific. Fruits very seedy, growing to 1.5-2 inches by 3/8 inch, dries well but not especially tasty, although with a citrus aftertaste. Heat level is 6. Short lived perennial but can live two to three years in mild climates. (Capsicum annuum)
Cabai Merah		From Malaysia. A cayenne type with small green to red stubby pods.
Cabal Gombol		Local Indonesian name. See Cabe Bandung.
Caballo		Spanish name for Yellow Rocoto. Mexican/Guatemalan name for C. pubescens, meaning Horse Pepper.
Cabe		Local Indonesian generic name for hot pepper.
Cabe Bandung		A new variety, possible Capsicum pubescens, found in the highland areas of west and central Java. It has has pubescent stems and leaves, purple flowers and black seed. The immature fruits are green, the mature fruits red and of medium size with an oval to conical shape and being pungent.
Cabe Bendot		Local Indonesian name. See Cabe Bandung.
Cabe Dieng		Local Indonesian name. See Cabe Bandung.
Cabe Gembol		Local Indonesian name. See Cabe Bandung.
Cabe Gondoi		Local Indonesian name. See Cabe Bandung.
Cabeze Lagarto		Lizard head. A blocky shaped chile from Latin America. (Capsicum annuum)
Cacho de Cabra		A thin red Chilean pepper with a dimpled top. Resembles the Goats Horn chile. (Capsicum annuum)
Cachucha		Local name for a pepper found in Brazil.
Cadice F1		An extra-early hybrid French sweet bell variety. The fruits have smooth firm walls and a high gloss. (55 days)
Caiene	© Cross Country Nurseries	A very hot elongated Habanero type measuring 1.5 to 2.25 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide. Pod with medium thick flesh that matures from green to orange to red. (Capsicum chinense)
Cajamarca		A beautiful fruit that begins a vibrant violet unique to C. chinense and then changes to a rich red. The fragrant aroma of ‘Cajamarca’ is an intense, spicy-citrus fragrance and the classic habanero fruity undertone. Very Hot.
Calcutta Long		Bright red pods 1/4 inch across and 2 inches long.
Calcutta Pepper		2-3" x 1/3", 3-4' tall , sprawling plant. (Capsicum frutescens)
Caldero F1		A hybrid Santa Fe type with uniform conical shaped, glossy fruits. Ripens creamy yellow to orange and red at maturity. 1,000 to 5,000 Scoville units.
Caliente		Anaheim type hot pepper cultivar.
California		See Anaheim.
California Wonder	© Cross Country Nurseries	Dark green maturing to red. Plant grows to 28 inches with an upright habit. 3-4 lobed sweet bell pepper growing to 4 inches by 4 inches. Heat level is 2-3. 75 days. (Capsicum annuum)
California Wonder 300		Standard bell pepper with high yields of medium sized 6 oz fruits. 75 days. Peppers are about 4 inches long and 3-4 inches across and have thick walls. The fruit colour is green turning to red at maturity. Plant grows with upright habit. (Capsicum annuum)
California Wonder A		Developed by Sunseeds Company Ltd. 75-80 days to maturity. Sweet Bell pepper. Grows to 8cm by 8cm. Four lobed pepper that turns to red when mature.
California Wonder 'Bamba'		A thick walled 4 lobe blocky 11 x 9 cm pod maturing from green to red. TmO and PVY resistant. (Capsicum annuum)
California Wonder Gold		A mild, golden-yellow pepper. Grows to 10 cm by 10 cm. (Capsicum annuum)
California Wonder PS		High yields and extra-large pods. Dark green peppers are mostly 4-lobed and blocky, about 4 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide, with crisp, thick walls and sweet taste. Fruit eventually ripens to bright red. 75 days. (Capsicum annuum)
California Wonder Red		No info!
California Wonder Yellow		No info!
Californian		See NuMex Dried Red.
Californian Chile		See NuMex Dried Green.
Californian Wonder		A sweet pepper. Green maturing to red. For best results grow in a sunny sheltered position. (Capsicum annuum)
Calimero F1	© Enza Zaden	Green to red cherry pepper. Developed by Enza Zaden.
Caloro		See Caloro Yellow Wax. (Capsicum annuum)
Caloro Yellow Wax	© The Pepper Gal	Vigorous plant, with continuous fruiting. Medium-size, thick-walled, conical shaped. A smaller/milder version of the Hot Banana. Yellow to orange to red as ripening. Peppers up to 2 inches by 4 inches on sturdy two foot plants. 80 days. Heat level is 5. (Capsicum annuum)
Calvi F1		Dark green to red pods.
Calwonder		See California Wonder.
Calwonder Golden	© The Pepper Gal	A sweet pepper. Green maturing to red. For best results grow in a sunny sheltered position. (Capsicum annuum)
Cambodian cluster		No info!
Cambuci		From Brazil. Another name for the Monk's Hat variety.
Camelot F1		Green sweet bell pepper that matures to red. 74 days. 13cm by 11cm, 4 lobed pepper. TMV resistant.
Camelot X3R	© Stokes Seeds	75 days. 11cm by 10cm, 4 lobed pepper with thick walls. TMV resistant.
Cameroun	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
Camino Real F1	© Harris Moran	Large green Serrano type pods. 7000 SHU.
Campagne		No info!
Campane	© Fatalii's Chiles	Average heat pods. (Capsicum baccatum)
Canada Cheese		75 days. Miniature red Pimento pepper the size of a cherry. 5cm in diameter.
Canape Bell F1		Hybrid that's TMV resistant. Very early to mature. Sweet bell pepper growing to 2.5 inches.
Canape F1		Hybrid green bell pepper maturing to red.
Canario	© Fatalii's Chiles	A Mexican cultivated variety of Yellow Rocoto. (Capsicum pubescens)
Canary		72 days. Blocky 13cm 4-lobed pepper. Resistant to TMV. Thick walls. Ripens to bright yellow.
Candice		Green maturing to red bell pepper.
Candlaria		See Candlearia.
Candlearia		Tiny chiles resembling Chinese lanterns, hence the name. (Capsicum annuum)
Candlelight	© Territorial Seeds	Very hot pods growing to 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. The pods grow upright in clusters and mature from green to yellow to orange to red on a compact plant. A beautiful ornamental. (Capsicum annuum)
Cannon F1	© Zeraim Gedera	Very thick fruit walls. Developed by Zeraim Gedera.
Cantina Yellow	© Cross Country Nurseries	From Ecuador. Peppers are yellow-orange in colour and pendant shaped, which grow to about 2.5 inches by 1 inch. Heat level 4.
Caotian F1	© RichPro Seeds	Hot.
CAP 214 / 78		No info!
CAP 215 / 78		No info!
CAP 217	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 218	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 220	© Fatalii's Chiles	Large pendent 7-8 cm pods ripening from light green to yellow to golden orange. Crunchy flesh with typical fruity baccatum flavour. Heat level: 3-4. (Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 222	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 267	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 272	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 343	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 448	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 455	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 468	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 487	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 500 / 88		(Capsicum eximium)
CAP 724	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum frutescens)
CAP 832	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 867	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 871		(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 873		(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 907		(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 929		(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 969		(Capsicum chinense)
CAP 1033	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 1035	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
CAP 1042	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annumm)
CAP 1144 / 96		(Capsicum praetermissum)
CAP 1151	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 1152	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 1153 / 96		(Capsicum chacoense)
CAP 1473	© Fatalii's Chiles	aka Microcarpum. (Capsicum annum)
CAP 1474	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 1477	© Fatalii's Chiles	aka Kaleidoskop. (Capsicum baccatum)
CAP 1478	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum praetermissum)
CAP 1480	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 1486	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 1487	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum praetermissum)
CAP 1491	© Fatalii's Chiles	Either eximium or cardenasii.
CAP 1492	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 1499	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annuum)
CAP 1530	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum cardenasii)
CAP 1546	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annuum)
CAP 1696	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum pubescens)
CAP 1706	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum frutescens)
Capistrano	© The Pepper Gal	76 days. Bell pepper. Dark green to red pod with thick walls growing to 4" x 3 1/2". (Capsicum annuum)
Cap'n Sleepys Habanero		No info!
Capri		Slightly tapered shape.
Capricorn F1	© Esasem Spa	Hybrid that's red when mature. 2-3 lobes. 25cm long. TMV resistant.
Capsicum Baccatum Gold		Andean Aji type. Green maturing to red sweet bell pepper. Thick walls. 70 days. 11cm blocky 4-lobed pepper. Some TMV tolerance. (Capsicum baccatum)
Capulin F1	© Harris Moran	A traditional Mulato type hybrid with extra large size, dark green pods that are shiny smooth with thick walls.
Cardhu F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	Yellow Lamuyo type pepper. Developed by De Ruiter Seeds.
Cardinal F1	© Burpee	Green maturing to red sweet bell pepper. Thick walls. 70 days. 11cm blocky 4-lobed pepper. Some TMV tolerance.
Caribbean Red	© Burpee	Seed for this Habanero variety was found in the Caribbean, and then improved (according to the Tomato Growers Supply Catalogue), resulting in a uniform, fiercely hot pepper that is way hotter than the regular orange Habanero. Dried samples of Caribbean Red measured 445,000 Scoville units, whereas regular Habanero tested at about 260,000 Scovilles. Bright red, wrinkled fruits are about 1-1/2 inches deep and 1 inch wide and have flavour with fruity overtones. 110 days to mature to red.
Caribbean Red Habanero	© Fatalii's Chiles	A wrinkled, red Chinese lantern-shaped pepper version of the Habanero with heat levels between 350,000 and 400,000 SHU. (Capsicum chinense)
Caribbean Red Hot		Hotter than a normal Habanero. 1.5 inch wrinkled fruits with blunt ends. Matures from green to red. Plant grows to 30 inches. Heat level is 10+. 100 days. (Capsicum chinense)
Caribe Guero		Guero is a generic term referring to all yellow chiles (and those that are pale blond in colour). The Caribe variety is 5-6.5 cm long and 2.5-3.25 cm wide, and grows in Mexico and South West America (where it is known as the Fresno chile) and of course in the Caribbean. Heat level is 6.
Carliston		Turkish sweet pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Carmen F1	© Burpee	Carmen was a 2005 All-America Selection that was praised by the judges for its delicious, sweet flavour. It produces impressive crops of attractive, uniform, brilliant red bull's horn type peppers. The peppers are up to 10" long and 3" wide on bushy plants that grow up to 30" tall. 60 days green. 80 days red. (Capsicum chinense)
Carmine	© Cross Country Nurseries	From Peru. (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)
Carolina Cayenne	© The Pepper Gal	Green maturing to red cayenne type pepper. Developed jointly by Clemson University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Pods are blunt ended and reach 5 inches in length. Very hot and rated from 80,000 to 100,000 Scoville Heat Units. Plants grow to 24 inches. (Capsicum annuum)
Carolina Wonder		Highly resistant to nematodes.
Caronong	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
Cartago F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	Red bell pepper. Developed by De Ruiter Seeds.
Casabella	© Mike's World of Peppers	A yellow to red thin walled 4 cm tapered pepper looking like a little bell. 65-75 days to harvest time. Heat level is 3. Upright 28-32 inch plant display a spreading habit.
Casados Native	© Cross Country Nurseries	A medium hot, medium sized pepper from Casado Farms in El Guique, New Mexico. Grows to 12 cm. Heat level is 5-6. A Spanish heirloom pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Cascabel	© The Chilli Man	The word means rattle and it is one of Mexico's more intriguing chiles. It is more readily available dried, when its seeds rattle when shaken. The Cascabel measures 2.5-4 cm in diameter. With its deep reddish-brown colour and its slightly bitter tannic flavour, it looks and tastes good in virtually any dish. Heat level is 4. The Cascabel chile is also known as Chile Bola. A type of Mirasol pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Cascabella	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Short Wax type growing 1.5 to 1.75 inches long by 0.5 to 0.75 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from pale yellow to orange to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cascades Native		No info!
Casidi F1		No info!
Catarina	© Cross Country Nurseries	Has rattling seeds like the Cascabel. Reddish in colour with a tear-drop shape. Grows to 2 inches long. (Capsicum annuum)
Catawba		Irregular pods are 2 inches long and 1 inch across with a moderate taper. Compact plants average 2 feet in height and are suitable for containers.
Cayenna		Long, thin and hot fruits; from green to red. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy)
Cayenne	© Chillis Galore	70 days. Undoubtedly the most widely used chile in Indian and Indo-Chinese cookery, the Cayenne derived its name from the Tupi Indians of the Cayenne district of French Guiana, from whence the Portuguese transported it to Asia around 1500AD. It no longer grows in French Guiana. The Cayenne chile is long and thin with a sharp point, and there are numerous varieties ranging in size from 20 cm long by 2 cm wide, down to miniature size (see Thai Miniature) as little as 1.25 cm long by 3 mm wide. The varieties used prolifically in Indian cookery are generally between 10 cm and 5 cm in length. More of a tree-like than bush plant, growing to three feet high and two feet wide. Heat level is 7. 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Buist's Yellow	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Cayenne type growing 4 to 5 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from light green to dark golden orange. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Carolina	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Cayenne type growing 5 to 6 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to red. From South Carolina, USA. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Golden	© The Pepper Gal	A hot Cayenne type growing 5 to 6 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to golden yellow. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Large Red Thick	© Totally Tomatoes	A hot Cayenne type growing 5 to 6 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Long Red Slim	© Totally Tomatoes	A hot Cayenne type growing 4 to 6 inches long by 0.375 to 0.5 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Purple	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Cayenne type growing 2.5 to 3 inches long by 0.375 to 0.5 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from pale yellow to purple to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Red		Rich, red, round and shiny. Resembles a miniature Rocoto. (Capsicum chinense)
Cayenne Super		Peppers are 5 to 6" long on a 28" tall plant. 50-60,000 SHU. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Super II F1	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Cayenne type growing 5 to 6 inches long by 0.5 to 0.75 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayenne Sweet	© Cross Country Nurseries	A sweet Cayenne type growing 7 to 9 inches long by 0.5 to 0.75 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from pale green to orange to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cayman Bright Yellow	© Fatalii's Chiles	Long and yellow-orange when ripe. Small bell pepper shape with Habanero taste. (Capsicum chinense)
Cayman F1		Hybrid 18 inch plants with 6 inch long, 3-lobed, tapering peppers.
Cecilia F1	© Hazera Genetics	Blocky type turning green to red. Developed by Hazera Genetics Ltd.
Cedrino		From green to bright yellow. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy)
Centennial	© The Pepper Gal	A Pequin type. Compact purple leafed plant with purple flowers. An edible purple ornamental created by Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Heat level is 7. (Capsicum annuum)
Centennial Rainbow	© Cross Country Nurseries	Suitable for growing in containers. Compact green leafed plant with white pods turning to purple when slightly sunburnt. Heat level is 7. (Capsicum annuum)
Centinel		Sweet pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Centi-odorant F1		Heat level is 5-6. Matures from green to red. Tolerant to both hot and cold climates.
Centurion F1	© Harris Moran	Glossy red peppers.
Cerasella		Italian Cherry Bomb peppers.
CGN 16905		aka Flexuosum. (Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 16972		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 17028		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 17241	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 19198	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum praetermissum)
CGN 19214		(Capsicum frutescens)
CGN 19234		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 19243		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 20497		(Capsicum cardenasii)
CGN 20803		(Capsicum chinense)
CGN 20805		(Capsicum praetermissum)
CGN 21465		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 21467		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 21513		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 21582		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22084		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22096		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22107		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22108		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 22181		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22185	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22515		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22794		(Capsicum praetermissum)
CGN 22795		(Capsicum praetermissum)
CGN 22796		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 22797		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 22798		(Capsicum pubescens)
CGN 22834		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22871		(Capsicum baccatum)
CGN 22876		(Capsicum tovarii)
CGN 23566		(Capsicum baccatum)
Chaco		A wild variety collected from the Chaco Forest of Paraguay and Argentina, with tiny peppers. Also known as AT Hunziker.
Chacoense Yellow
Chamborate	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot, green to orange/red pepper that grows to 3-4 inches long. (Capsicum annuum)
Chamburato Local		Spanish name for Rocoto.
Champion	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum baccatum)
Chandelier	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Cluster type growing 1.25 to 1.75 inches long by 0.375 to 0.5 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to yellow to orange to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chapeu de Bispo		Another name for the Monk's Hat chile.
Chapeu de Frade		An unusual Brazilian chile also known as the Monk's Hat chile due to its shape. Heat level is 8.
Charapita		A small round pepper that grows on a bushy plant. Hot. USDA variety PI260501. (Capsicum chinense)
Charlena F1	© Enza Zaden	Charleston type pepper. Developed by Enza Zaden.
Charleston		Grows about 15" high and produces about two pounds of fresh peppers per plant. The rainbow colours start out yellow green, then golden yellow, bright orange than to deep red when it ripens. It is about 20 times hotter than the typical Cayenne (about 70,000 to 80,000 Scoville Units).
Charleston Belle		Highly resistant to nematodes. Matures from green to red, has a medium size pod and matures in 67 days.
Charleston Cayenne		(Capsicum annuum)
Charleston Hot	© Cross Country Nurseries	Developed by the USDA at Clemson University in South Carolina. It is advertised to be straight to slightly curved because it is a Cayenne, (but much hotter) and 4 to 5 inches long and 3/4 inch across. It matures from green to yellow to orange. Plants are 18 inches tall. It is reported to contain 100,000 Scoville heat units, which is more than twice the heat of a typical Cayenne and about 1/3rd of the heat of a Habanero. The Charleston is reputed to be a heavy user of Nitrogen. Related to the Carolina Cayenne. Heat level is 9.5 Resistant to TMV. (Capsicum cerasiforme)
Charlotte F1		No info!
Chawa		Pale to medium yellow. Up to 5 inches long. Curved and tapering to a point. From Yucatan and Caribbean coastal area of Mexico.
Chayo Russo		Small pointed ornamental pepper that starts out white and ripens to red. Suitable for growing in containers. Brazilian Aji type pepper. Heat level is 3.
Chayusa Ruso		See Chayo Russo.
Cheese		See Mushroom.
Cheiro		See Pimenta de Cheiro. (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)
Cheiro Amarela	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
Cheiro de Para		(Capsicum chinense)
Cheiro laranja		(Capsicum baccatum)
Cheiro Recife
Chelsea F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	YSweet bell pepper that ripen from green to bright yellow.
Chenzo		A compact dark leaved chile pepper with an elegant, arching habit and masses of black chiles which hang vertically under the branches. The small fruit (5-6 cm) begin green when very small, then turn jet black before ripening fully to a bright red. (Capsicum frutescens)
Cherrapeño	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	The result of a cross between a Cherry and a Jalapeño. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	A pod type pepper resembling the shape of a cherry and measuring about 1 3/4 inch in diameter. Heat ranges from moderately mild to medium heat, measuring up to 3,500 Scoville Heat Units. A mildly hot pepper with traces of sweetness. An erect plant growing to about 2 ft. with single stems. Peppers are fleshy and heavily seeded. (90 days). A Georgian variety. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Bomb F1	© Chillis Galore	This plant produces globular fruit. Each of the peppers matures green to red. This plant is unique because the mature plant is smaller than most pepper plants. This plant also may yield peppers earlier than most plants. Size is 2.5 inch by 1.5 inch. Heat level is 6.5 Matures in 50 days. 4,000 SHU. TMV tolerant. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Chocolate	© Cross Country Nurseries	Medium heat. 1.5 inches long. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Hot		(Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Large Red	© Cross Country Nurseries	A medium Cherry type growing 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1.5 to 2 inches wide with very thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Pick F1		This is a hybrid sweet cherry pepper. Very productive plants yield loads of 1 1/4-inch round fruit that mature from dark green to bright red. 68 days to green.
Cherry Sweet	© The Pepper Gal	78 days. 4cm by 3cm green or red cherry sized pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Tart	© Cross Country Nurseries	A medium heat Cherry type growing 1 to 1.25 inches long by 1 to 1.25 inches wide with very thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cherry Time		See Cherrytime.
Cherry White		See Perma White.
Cherrybomb F1		No info!
Cherrytime		Produces dark green, easy to pick fruit by early July. The 1 3/4 inch fruits are dark cherry-red by mid-August. It is an exceptionally heavy producer of crack resistant sweet red cherry peppers. 73 days. (Capsicum annuum)
Chervena Chujski	© The Chilli Man	A sweet 6 inch long by 1-3/4 inch wide pod that is tapered. It matures from green to brown to bright red and has very sweet flesh. A Bulgarian heirloom.
Chervena Chushka		See Chervena Chujski.
Chesapeake F1	© Harris Moran	Blocky, 4-lobed, smooth, with greenhouse quality. Rapid colour change from green to bright red.
Cheyenne F1	© Stokes Seeds	65 days. A early maturing Cayenne variety on a compact plant. Matures light green to bright red. 4000SHU. (Capsicum annuum)
Chi Ying Jiao		A hot Chinese variety grown in Sichuan province.
Chi Zhu		Chinese name for Turbocapsicum anomalum.
Chi-Chien	© Evergreen Seeds	Oriental variety. Very hot, thin skinned red pepper. The medium size peppers are popular for cooking in many hot spicy Chinese foods. This variety is also an ideal ornamental plant in the gardens. 80 days. (Capsicum annuum)
Chichimeca	© Stokes Seeds	Large Jalapeño type growing 3¾ x 1½ in/10 x 4 cm in size, weighing 1¼ oz/36 g. Tolerant to PVY. 3300 SHU. (Capsicum annuum)
Chicken Heart	© The Chilli Man	This pepper is from the Capsicum annuum family and is native to Taiwan. It is a very hot Piquin type.
Chieh Men		Chinese name for Solanum melongena. ARS-GRIN source PI 419116.
Chilaca	© Chillis Galore	The etymological meaning of the word Chilaca is related with the word "sugarcane" in the Nahuatl language Catl, which may be considered a good description of its form. It also has other names such as "Negro" (black), "Prieto" (dark), or "Chile para deshebrar" (to tear in strands). The high quality Chilaca is long, slender and undulated. Some reach up to 30 cm. and they grow in a semi-circle. It is dark green in its tender state but becomes a dark brown when ripe. When dried, the Chilaca is called "Pasilla" chile and it becomes a very dark red. Sometimes referred to as Cuernillos or Big Horns. About 3 thousand acres are planted in the states of Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and Michoacan. (Capsicum annuum)
Chilancho		63 days. 16cm long, wide shouldered Ancho pepper which matures to dark red. 4,000 SHU.
Chilcostle	© Cross Country Nurseries	Deep orange-red with splotches. Elongated taper growing to 5 inches. Thin fleshed. From the Oaxaca region of Mexico. (Capsicum annuum)
Chile Achocolatado		Spanish for fresh Mulato.
Chile Amarillo Costeno
Chile Bandeno		See Costeno.
Chile Bola		See Cascabel.
Chile Bravo		See Pequin.
Chile Caballo		See Manzana.
Chile Caribe		See Fresno.
Chile Cera		See Fresno.
Chile Ciruelo		See Manzano.
Chile Colorado		Dried red Anaheim peppers that are ground into a powder. See Anaheim Red.
Chile Cora		Named after a related group of Indians in Nayarit, west Mexico.
Chile de Agua		4 to 6 inches long, 1.5 to 2.0 inches at the shoulder tapering to a blunted point. Medium to deep medium green and they have a slightly curved, very slightly rumpled appearance. Hot. (Capsicum annuum)
Chile de Arbol		See de Arbol.
Chile de Comida	© Cross Country Nurseries	A red pepper growing to 10-15 cm. Fairly Hot. Another name for a Guajillo. (Capsicum annuum)
Chile de Pajaro		See Chiltepin.
Chile G76 F1	© Harris Moran	Anaheim shaped fruit of size large to extra large and colour light green to red.
Chile Grande	© Stokes Seeds	A large tapered pepper growing to 8 cm long and 3 cm wide. Smooth skinned and very hot. 60 days. Heat level is 7.
Chile Guaque		The local name for a native Guatemalan variety. A little larger than a Jalapeno and about the same heat level.
Chile Huichol		Is endemic to the very traditional Huichol Indians of Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico. This pepper is really hot and may be a C. frutescens.
Chile Joto		Spanish for Ancho/Poblano.
Chile Lombak
Chile Maya		A bird pepper which originates from the local area of the Mayan ruins. Heat level 9.
Chile Mosquito		See Chiltepin.
Chile Mulato		Spanish for dried Mulato.
Chile Negro		See Pasilla.
Chile No. 6		Released by the New Mexico A.E.S. in 1950. This variety is superior in yield and pod shape to the older native varieties.
Chile Para Deshebrar		See Chilaca.
Chile Para Rellenar		Spanish for Ancho/Poblano.
Chile Parado		aka 'Quiet Chile'. Very furry stem with black pods when not ripe. Possibly a Capsicum annuum.
Chile Pasa		The local name for a native Guatemalan variety.
Chile Pasado		A roasted, peeled and dried form of the NuMex Red chile.
Chile Pepe		Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Fruits upright, oval shaped, 1 cm long, green, turning glossy black, then orange when ripe. Flowers ream coloured with purple anthers, petals retroflexed, 1 per node. Wild variety from La Laguna, Jacaltenango, Guatemala. ARS-GRIN accession GRIF 14083.
Chile Peron		See Manzana.
Chile Seco		See Serrano Seco.
Chile Silvestre		See Chiltepin.
Chile Trompa		See Mirasol.
Chile Uanero		Habanero type pepper but not quite as hot. Deeply grooved fruit on a vigorous plant. Heat level 7.
Chilean		A Chilean chile!
Chileng bundok		See Siling Labuyo.
Chiles de Simojovel		Small, round and mild peppers.
Chilhuacle Amarillo	© Cross Country Nurseries	Related to the Chilhuacle Negro and the Chilhuacle Rojo chiles. From Oaxaca and Chiapas regions of Mexico. 3 inches long tapering to a point.
Chilhuacle Negro	© Vicky Naxera	A black velvet chile pepper. Very rare. Related to the Chilhuacle Amarillo. From Oaxaca and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Shaped like a miniature bell pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Chilhuacle Rojo	© Cross Country Nurseries	Related to the Chilhuacle Amarillo. From Oaxaca and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Dark red in colour. The pods measured 2 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" long. Medium-hot. (Capsicum annuum)
Chili Blanco		From Mexico. Also known as PI224706. (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)
Chili Grande		See Chile Grande.
Chili Petine	© Cross Country Nurseries	A medium hot Pequin/Piquin type growing 0.5 to 0.75 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from purple to yellow to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chili Super F1		Hybrid that's 2.5 inches long. Matures from green to orange to red. Plant grows to 24 inches.
Chili Tabajos		(Capsicum baccatum)
Chiliancho F1		Hot, dark green, thin walled pepper growing to 4 inches long. Ancho type. 65 days. From Mexico. (Capsicum annuum)
Chilicate		A small shiny red chile pepper ideal for drying and grinding into powder.
Chilipeno F1		A hot Jalapeno type growing 3 to 5 inches long by 1 to 1.25 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chillean		See Green Chilean.
Chilli De Banco		A type of Coban, hanging fruits, from green to red. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy) (Capsicum annuum)
Chilli NS F1	© The Pepper Gal	This is a newly developed hybrid variety that produces medium pungent hot peppers. The plant with dark spreading foliage is very productive, bearing lots of medium size peppers, 4-5" long. High quality, thick walled green peppers. Matured peppers will turn into dark red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chilly Chili F1	© The Pepper Gal	A mild heat Cluster type growing 2 to 2.5 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from greenish yellow to orange to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltecpin		See Tepin.
Chiltepe		Also called Texas Pequin. Small wild chile. Suitable for growing in containers. Bright orange-red, thin, usually curved and tapering to a point. Grows to 2 inches long. From Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Chiltepin		See Tepin.
Chiltepin Amarillo		A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures to golden yellow. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepin Fort Prescott		From Arizona, USA. A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepin Pima Bajo		From Mexico. A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepin Sonoran	© Fatalii's Chiles	From Mexico. A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepin Tarahumara		From Mexico, a wild cultivar from the Sierra Madre in Chihuahua region. A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepin Texas		From Texas, USA. A very hot Chiltepin/Tepin type growing to 0.25 to 0.375 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chiltepine		Reputed to be the 'mother of all chile peppers'.
Chimayo	© The Pepper Gal	The Chimayo is a NuMex type named after the town of Chimayo. It is hotter than the usual Anaheim or NuMex varieties but mild by normal standards. It grows about 5-8 inches long and it can be picked green for stews or salsas. It can be dried and ground for red chile powder. It is also widely used for ristras. (Capsicum annuum)
Chimayo Beauty		A locally named hot cultivar grown in New Mexico.
Chinchi Red		A Peruvian Habanero.
Chinchi Uchu		(Capsicum baccatum)
Chinchi Uchu Large		A hot pepper growing 0.5 to 0.625 inches long by 0.5 to 0.625 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum chinense)
Chinda 2		A cayenne type from Thailand. AVRDC designation PBC 743.
Chinese		A medium heat Pequin/Piquin type growing to 0.75 to 1.25 inches long by 0.25 to 0.375 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Chinese Five-Colour		See Chinese Multi-Colour.
Chinese Giant	© Burpee	Bears giant sweet Bell type fruits that measure up to 6 inches across by 4 inches wide. Rich green when young maturing to a dark cherry red. Flesh is thick, sweet and mild. 90 days. (Capsicum annuum)
Chinese Goats Horn	© Nathan Abbott	No info!
Chinese Hot Pepper		No info!
Chinese Multi-Color	© Uncle Steve's Hot Chile Pepper Seeds	From China. Very Hot. An edible ornamental pepper. Dark purple foliage with thin 1 to 2 inch peppers which turn red in striking contrast to the leaves. (Capsicum annuum)
Chinese Ornamental		Hundreds of peppers per plant, tiny 1/2" long upward pepper, green to red, hold on the plant for an extended period. 90 days from transplant.
Chinese Yunan		A 2 foot tall plant bearing 3.25 inch by 0.25 inch clustered fruits. 80 days to maturity.
Chintexle		A medium heat pepper growing to 1 inch long by 3/8 inch wide. The fruits are held erect over slightly hairy foliage and pod matures from green to red. From Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Chipotle		The Chipotle is actually not a type of chile, it is a smoking/drying process. It is in fact the green Jalapeno chile which has been smoked and dried. Not only does it have a unique smoky flavour, but it has a nutty tannic taste as well. Many are canned but this then reduces the subtlety of their taste. Chipotles average 7.5 cm in length and 2.5 cm in width. Heat level is 5. (Capsicum annuum).
Chocolate Beauty F1	© The Pepper Gal	A sweet summer bell pepper the colour of chocolate, with thick crispy flesh that is sweet. Medium sized (4 inches), the 3-4 lobed fruits are ready in just under 74 days from transplant and fully mature, chocolate ripe less than three weeks later. Immune to TMV. 75-85 days. (Capsicum annuum F1 Hybrid)
Chocolate Bell		A green maturing to chocolate sweet bell pepper. 75 days. 11cm by 10cm peppers. (Capsicum annuum)
Chocolate Belle F1	© Burpee	Chocolate coloured, sweet flavoured fruits are blocky with 2-4 lobes. Resistant to TMV.
Chocolate Congo		Chocolate brown Habanero from Trinidad. (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)
Chocolate Fatalii	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
Chocolate Habanero	© Chillis Galore	Chocolate brown colour Habanero. (Capsicum chinense)
Chocolate Scotch Bonnet	© Allen M. Boatman Instructor of Horticulture Hillsborough County School Districts	Jamaican pepper with hot, fruity and smoky flavour. Has the smell and taste of a Caribbean Red. Ripens from dark green to a chocolate brown. Thick flesh pod and deeply ribbed. About 120-180 days from germination to ripe fruit, depending on growing conditions. (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)
Chocolate Sweet		Bell pepper. 78 days. 2.5 inch by 4 inch tapered pods with blunt noses.
Chombo		Capsicum chinense species native to Panama.
Chomthong 2 F1		Hybrid pepper from Thailand.
Choricero		Extremely sweet and mild Spanish pepper. Heat level 0-1.
Christmas		Compact ornamental with slightly sweet pods. 1.25 inch by 0.5 inch fruits that are held erect. Has white, purple, yellow, orange and red pods on compact plant. Very prolific.
Christmas Bell		A tall, thick-canopied green plant bearing large bell-blossom-ended, fluted fruits that are green turning to red. From the Netherlands. Mild. (Capsicum baccatum)
Christmas Chinense		Also known as Xmas Chinense.
Chupetinho	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum chinense)
Chupetino		See Biquinho.
Cielo Rojo Pequin		Wild Mexican chile pepper. This fiery hot Pequin was picked from some wild bushes growing near the Mexican border.
Cigales F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	Yellow bell pepper. Developed by De Ruiter Seeds.
Cigarette chile		See Sigaretta.
Cili Goronong		Believed to be a Capsicum chinense from Malaysia. (may be C. frutescens)
Cili Hijau		Malayan local name for Capsicum annuum.
Cili Merah		Malayan local name for Capsicum annuum.
Cilibangi-1	© Ahmed Mahir and Ismail Ahmad University Kebangsaan Malaysia	Ornamental variety. Heat level is 5. Named after Bangi, the town where the University Kebangsaan is located.
Cilibangi-2		Heat level is 7. Larger fruits than Cilibangi-1 variety. Named after Bangi, the town where the University Kebangsaan is located.
Cilibangi-3		Heat level is 8. High fruit yields. Ideally used fresh when flesh is crunchy. Named after Bangi, the town where the University Kebangsaan is located.
Cilibangi-4	© Ahmed Mahir and Ismail Ahmad University Kebangsaan Malaysia	Heat level is 5. Ideally used when dried. Named after Bangi, the town where the University Kebangsaan is located.
Ciliega		See Ciliegia.
Ciliegia	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	A Cherry Peperoncini from the Calabrian region of Italy. (Capsicum annuum)
Ciliegia Piccante		Green 'tomato shaped' sweet fruits which turn red.
Cisco		A medium size chile pepper. About 2 inches long. Heat level is 4.
Clavo		Particular nail shaped, pink-salmon, hot fruits. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy)
Cleo's Dragon		Looks like a Habanero. 1 1/2 to 2 inches long by 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. A blocky, tomato shaped pod that matures red. (Capsicum chinense)
Clovis
Coast		Medium early maturity. Vigorous plant, growing to a height of 70cm (28 inches). Fruits are conical in shape, 25cm long and 4cm wide. The flesh is thick, yellow-green and the skin is smooth. Fruits ripen to a bright red. Highly resistant to diseases.
Coban		From Guatemala. A triangular pepper growing to 2 cm. Very hot. (Capsicum annuum)
Cobincho	© Fatalii's Chiles	Red tubular shaped pepper. Fairly hot. The Capsicum variety name indicates that this is not one of the normal commercially grown peppers. Plant branches out very heavily and the branches themselves are unusually thin. Grows to over 130 cm tall and requires support. The leaves are small, smooth, and in the beginning are heart-shaped. The flowers are very small, around 7 mm, are bright white and its stamens are yellow. The fruit are oval, about 8mm long, maturing from green to dark violet to red. Heat-level is about 7. (Capsicum exile)
Cobra		Snake shaped hot chile that grows to 6 inches long. From India. (Capsicum annuum)
Cobra G-4 F1	© Mike's World of Peppers	This pepper is a hybrid from the Capsicum annuum family and is a long skinny Cayenne type.
Cochiti		A medium large hot pepper. Originally grown at the Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico. 130 days. Heat level is 3.5 (Capsicum annuum)
Cohiba	© De Ruiter Seeds	Cream-white Hungarian Wax type with a white point.
Cola de Rata		See De Arbol.
Color Guard		Medium heat. Grows to 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. The pods grow erect and mature from pale yellow to purple to orange to red on an compact plant that makes a great container pepper.
Combari (PI260611)		(Capsicum annuum)
Combat 3		No info!
Commandant		70-75. Race 1, 2 and 3 resistant. TMV, PVY and PMV tolerant. Ripens from green to red. Fruit appearance is variable.
Compadre	© Stokes Seeds	Gives high yields with smooth, low cracking deep bullet shaped quality peppers. Good tolerances to PVY, TMV, and Anthrocyanin. (Capsicum annuum)
Concho's Jalapeno	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annuum)
Condal F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	Red Lamuyo type pepper. Developed by De Ruiter Seeds.
Condor's Beak		A very hot Habanero elongated type growing 1.5 to 2 inches long by 0.5 to 1 inches wide with medium thick flesh that matures from pale green to purple to red. (Capsicum chinense)
Cone Pepper		(Capsicum annuum)
Confetti		Conical 1/2-1 inch peppers. Multi-coloured peppers on one pepper bush. Heat level is 3.5
Congo de Nicaragua		No info!
Congo Black	© The Chilli Pepper Company	A Habanero / Scotch Bonnet variety from the Caribbean. (Capsicum chinense)
Congo Orange		Orange Habanero type from Guiana. Small plant. Very hot but taste is unlike Habanero; it is raw & fiery. Heat level is 10. (Capsicum chinense)
Congo Red		Red Habanero type from Guiana. Small plant. Very hot but taste is unlike Habanero; it is raw & fiery. Heat level is 10. (Capsicum chinense)
Congo Trinidad		A very hot Habanero type growing 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1.25 to 1.5 inches wide with medium thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum chinense)
Congo Yellow Trinidad		A very hot Habanero type growing 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1.25 to 1.5 inches wide with medium thick flesh that matures from green to golden yellow. (Capsicum chinense)
Conoides		Cone pepper. (Capsicum annuum)
Conquistador	© The Pepper Gal	A sweet Anaheim/NuMex type growing 6 to 7 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide with medium thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cool Dark		Developed by Mahyco Research Centre (MRC)seed industry Research and Development establishment, at Dawalwadi near Jalna.
Copacabana F1		Beautiful colours, great yields, excellent for pickling.
Corazon de Quetzalcoatl		See Manzano.
Corbaci		A sweet pepper. Turkish Heirloom early 1900's. Long, sweet bright red pepper shaped like a Turkish scimitar. Huge quantities of fruit. Heat level is 2-3. (Capsicum annuum)
Cornetto		See Lingua di Fuoco.
Corno Di Toro Giallo		A tapered yellow sweet non-bell pepper with a mild heat. 70 days. Italian Heirloom pre-1920. Its name means Yellow Horn of the Bull. Prolific plants set continuously. 5-6 inch long, thick walled, spicy fruits turn from yellow-green to red-orange when ripe. Also known as Yellow Bull's Horn Chile. (Capsicum annuum)
Corno Di Toro Yellow		See Corno Di Toro Giallo.
Corno Di Toro Rosso	© The Pepper Gal	Also known as Red Bull's Horn Chile. A tapered non-bell sweet red pepper. 70 days. Italian Heirloom pre-1920. Its name means Red Horn of the Bull. The largest of stuffing peppers, 8-12 inches long. (Capsicum annuum)
Corno Di Toro Red		Corno Di Toro Rosso.
Corno Verde F1		This is a long, fleshy pepper shaped like a bull's horn, and very similar to Corno di Toro Red. Smooth, thick-walled fruit is 6 to 8 inches long and about 2 inches wide at the shoulder, then tapering to a blunt point. The peppers are sweet when still green, or can be left to ripen fully red. 76 days.
Corona		70 days to green, 90 days to orange ripe. Sweet pepper. Medium-size and blocky green fruits ripen to a glowing orange, with contrasting green stems. Plants are compact. Resists TMV.
Corona F1		Green maturing to orange Dutch bell pepper. Thick walls. 66 days. Resistant to TMV.
Coronado		Pendant shaped pepper maturing from green to red. Warm heat.
Costa Rican	© Burpee	A large Marconi type pepper. Deep ruby red when ripe.
Costa Rican Golden		Habanero type from Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Red		(Capsicum chinense)
Costa Rican Tabasco		Bushy compact plant that produces many pencil thin slightly curved fruits. Heat level 7.
Costadoro F1		Developed by Olter S.r.l.
Costeño		Related to the Guajillo chile. Also known as Chile Bandeno. Orange-red in colour. Grows to 3 inches and tapers to a point. Thin to medium fleshed. Lingering heat. From Oaxaca and Guerrero regions of Mexico. (Capsicum annuum)
Costeño Amarillo		Also known as Chile Bandeno. A hot Cayenne type growing 2 to 3 inches long by 0.375 to 0.5 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to golden yellow to deep orange. (Capsicum annuum)
Costeño Amarillo Yellow		Light, lemony and green in colour. Used in yellow moles. From Oaxaca and Guerrero regions of Mexico. Shiny amber colour, tapering to a point. Grows to 3 inches long. Very thin flesh. Subtle heat. (Capsicum annuum)
Country Girl		Blossom end on about 10% of pods have a strong resemblance to the female sex organ, (a female 'Peter Pepper' ?). Heat level about the same as a Tabasco but with a longer burn.
Courmet		Orange bell pepper developed by Same-Mauser. Very early ripening, thick-walled, sweet pepper. 3-4 lobes.
Cow Horn	© The Pepper Gal	An open-pollinated variety that grows about 3 feet tall and has a growing season of about 75 days (time from transplanting to harvest of mature fruit). The pods are 6 to 8 inches long and shaped like a cow horn. See also de Arbol. (Capsicum annuum)
Cream		(Capsicum frutescens)
Crespin		Semi-hot early pepper with a high yield. Turns red when ripe. (Capsicum frutescens)
Crest		Matures from green to red. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy) (Capsicum annuum)
Crimson Chile F1		A larger and milder version of Crimson Hot. 65 days.
Crimson Eagle	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annuum)
Crimson Hot	© The Pepper Gal	Anaheim type hot pepper growing to 6 inches long and having thick walls. 60 days. Medium heat. (Capsicum annuum)
Crimson Torpedo		From the Cayenne family. This 2 1/2 inch long pepper that is vivacious red in colour.
Criolla Sella	© Fatalii's Chiles	Originally from Bolivia. 65 cm plant that has 7.5 cm by 2.5 cm green to yellow peppers. 90-120 days to ripen. (Capsicum baccatum)
Criollo		A mild pepper growing 3 to 3.5 inches long by 1 to 1.25 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from green to deep red. (Capsicum annuum)
Criollo De Morales	© Mike's World of Peppers	This pepper is from the Capsicum annuum family and is native to Mexico.
Crispy F1		Medium green fruits ripen to red fairly early, 3-4 lobed, very thick walls. Harvest starts 70 days after plants are set out. (Capsicum annuum)
Cseresznyepaprika		(Capsicum annuum)
Cuaresmeno		See Jalapeno.
Cuban		A yellow-green turning to red-orange elongated pepper.
Cuban Black Cluster		Plants vigorous, to 46 inches high, late maturing, leaves mottled green and black, peppers scarlet to black, up to 10 per cluster, blunt taper, pungent.
Cubanelle	© Stokes Seeds	A mellow sweet non-bell pepper that starts yellow-green in colour and then turns red. Fruits are 6 inches long and 2 inches across at the shoulder. 70 to 75 days from transplants. Plants grow to 28-30 inches tall. See Biscayne F1 Hybrid for early ripening version. Italian Heirloom, 1920's. 2-3 lobes. (Capsicum annuum var. cerasiforme)
Cubanelle Long		A yellow-green to red-orange pepper. Has 2-3 lobes.
Cubanelle PS		Yellow-green, frying type pepper. Six inch long fruits have thin walls and waxy flesh. 65 days.
Cubico		Green bell pepper turning red. Suitable for growing in a greenhouse.
Cuernillos		See Chilaca.
Cuerno de Cabra		Variety from Spain. Also known as Pimiento Largo.
Cumari	© Allen M. Boatman Instructor of Horticulture Hillsborough County School Districts	From Brazil. A small, oval pepper that matures to red. Normally found in the jungle, this variety does not grow well under cultivation. The pods are about ¼ to 3/8 inch in diameter and bright-shiny yellow, on a dark green, dense sub-shrub type bush. (Capsicum praetermissum)
Cumari do Para		From the Paar state of Brazil. Cumari do Para has the same shape of a Cumari, but is not a Capsicum praetermissum.
Cumari o Passarinho	© Fatalii's Chiles	PI497985. (Capsicum chinense)
Cumari Pollux		(Capsicum praetermissum)
Cuneo Giallo F1		Large, top-shaped, thick walled yellow bell peppers.
Cuneo Giallo Ibrido F1		Developed by Olter S.r.l.
Cuneo Rosso Ibrido F1		Developed by Olter S.r.l.
Cuollorici	© Jim Maley at Master Gardeners	A large (up to 10 inches) curled pod heirloom from Tricarico, Italy. Variety is a sweet pepper, used as a fryer, and with a distinctive taste, but said to be reminiscent of the mild Pimiento de Padron pepper.
Cupra F1	© Enza Zaden	Green to red bell pepper. Developed by Enza Zaden.
Curly Hair		See Kerinting.
Cuyana		A hot Pequin/Piquin type growing 0.75 to 1 inches long by 0.375 to 0.5 inches wide with thin flesh that matures from pale yellow to yellow to orange to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Cuzqueno		See Aji.
Cyklon	© The Pepper Gal	A hot 4 inch long by 1 to1/2 inch wide tapered pod that matures to a deep red. Has thin fleshed pods that dry easily to make a fine paprika powder. From Poland. (Capsicum annuum)
Cyrus F1	© Hazera Genetics	Blocky type turning green to red. Developed by Hazera Genetics Ltd.
Czechoslovakian Black	© Chillis Galore	A productive 80 cm bush yielding many 5 cm peppers. These start dark green (almost black), but turn red after 65 days when ripened. Only mildly hot and shaped like a Jalapeno. European heirloom variety. (Capsicum annuum)

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