Eagle F1 Green maturing to orange F1 hybrid pepper.
Earliest Red Sweet Early ripening bell pepper. 60 days. Small plant produces 5-6 bright red 4 inch peppers with 2-3 lobes.
Earlired Early ripening bell pepper.
Early Biscayne A long pepper.
Early Bountiful Green maturing to yellow bell pepper.
Early Cal Wonder (Calwonder) 68 days. Large red, thick-walled, blocky-shaped bell pepper. Plant grows with slightly spreading habit.
Early Jalapeno A green-red chile with a blunt shape. Hot. 65 days to dark green, 85 days to red ripe. (Capsicum annuum). More compact plant than regular jalapeno with slightly shorter peppers.
Early Niagara Giant Dark green sweet bell pepper. 65 days. 11cm square fruit with thick walls. Matures to red.
Early Pimento Sweet, slightly pointed, conical-shaped fruit with thick walls; 2 inch diameter at shoulder and 3 inches long. Red when ripe.
Early Prolific 62 days. Deep green medium sized sweet pepper.
Early Scotch Bonnet F1 Hybrid TMV resistant. Also known as Ethiopian Bonnet, Jamaican Bonnet and Liberian Bonnet. (Capsicum chinense).
Early Sunsation F1 Hybrid Golden yellow pepper maturing in 70 days. Thick fleshed. Disease resistant.
Early Sweet Banana Plant grows with an upright habit.
Eastern Rocket A medium hot, medium sized pale yellow thick walled, tapered bell pepper. 65 days.
Ecuador (Capsicum pubescens). A purple ornamental pepper with good heat. Suitable for growing in containers. From Ecuador.
Ecuador Hot Very hot. 0.75 inches long. From Ecuador. (Capsicum annuum).
Ecuadorian Aji A red medium sized and medium heat pepper with thick ribs. From Ecuador.
El Chaco A locally named hot cultivar from the vast plains next to the Paraguay River. 75 days. 4 inch pods, slightly curved and deep-red when ripe. Very hot.
El Quique A locally named hot cultivar from New Mexico.
Elephant's Trunk East Indian mild-hot pepper. (Capsicum annuum). Deep red in colour. Shaped like an elephant's trunk, growing to 6 inches long. Poor germination rate (around 30%).
Elisa Extra large 15cm by 14cm thick walled bell pepper. 3-4 lobes. TMV and PVY tolerant.
Elise A green maturing to red colour elongated (Lamuyo type), bell pepper.
Emerald Bell Sweet bell pepper. CMV and TMV resistant. Developed by Nicklow's Vegetables, Inc.
Emerald Giant A thick walled four lobed pepper that turns from bright green to dark red at maturity. Peppers are 4.5 inches long and almost 4 inches wide. Plant grows to 27 inches tall. (Capsicum annuum).
Enterprise 72 days. 13cm by 12cm sweet bell pepper with thick flesh. Race 1,2 and 3 resistant.
ES88-215 F1 Hybrid Red sweet pepper with 3-4 lobes. Tolerant to TMV.
Escabeche See Aji Amarillo.
Escondida (Escondido) A hot pepper that can grow up to 5 inches long, from Escondida, New Mexico, at 5,000 ft.
Esmeralda A heart-shaped pendant pepper between 3-4 inches by 4-7 inches. Matures from dark green to red. Mild heat.
Espanola Improved An early maturing NuMex variety hot pepper. 6-7 inches long. Medium heat. Developed at NMSU by Drs. Matta and Nakayama, 1984. It is a hybridisation between 'Sandia' and a northern New Mexico strain of chile. It has high pungency of 1,500 to 2,000 SHU, and a smooth, well shaped pod that dries well.
Espanola No. 1 A locally named hot cultivar from New Mexico. It was developed at Alcalde (Espanola Valley Branch Station) in New Mexico.
Espanola Ristra (65 days). Well adapted for short season growing areas, this medium-hot, thin-walled variety matures fruit very early to a bright, true fire engine red colour. This is a perfect big long chile for quick air drying. Simply string them up through the stem end with a needle and stout thread or floss to make the beautiful and traditional chile strings or ristra's that you'll see decorating homes and restaurants throughout the Southwest. Air-dried Espanolas also make an excellent, deep-flavoured chile powder. Their medium pungency is just right to add a little zing to any dish and makes delicious red chile sauce, chile Colorado or super salsa. Colourful 6 to 7 inch long Espanolas mature extra early on 2 foot tall vigorous plants that produce abundantly in all zones.
Espinalteco This is a pointed variety of the Jalapeno.
Ethiopian Bonnet See Early Scotch Bonnet F1 Hybrid.
Ethiopian Red A green-red thin pepper. Very hot. (Capsicum annuum).
European Mandarin Bell (European Orange Gourmet) The deep pumpkin-orange 5-6 inch fruits are exceptionally smooth with firm thick walls and a distinctive sweet flavour. Different from other bell type peppers.
Excalibur F1 Hybrid A sweet bell pepper.
Extra Hot Medium heat. Pod grows to 6-7 inches long by 1-1/2 to 2 inches wide. A NuMex type with more pungency. Matures from green to red.
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