Chile pepper varieties

Jaguar F1	© Enza Zaden	Green bell pepper. Developed by Enza Zaden.
Jalamex		Jalamex is a cross Jalapeño/Mexicana hybrid. Has half the strength of a Jalapeño. This variety is commonly known as a 'Popper'.
Jalapa F1	© Fatalii's Chiles	This pepper is more productive than standard Jalapeño's, darker foliage, plant is more compact. 60 days to ripen. Pepper turns green to red when mature. Blunt cylinder shape. Hot. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño	© Burpee	The Jalapeño originated in Mexico - it is named after the Veracruz city of Xalapa (Jalapa) - and is America's most popular chile. It is between 5 and 7.5 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide at the top end, tapering to a point. It is fleshy and quite pithy and seedy inside (pith and seeds should be removed). Whether green or red, it is ideal for any use, raw or cooked. African Snub, Kenyan and Caribe chiles are much more readily available in Europe and are almost indistinguishable from Jalapeños, with a similar heat level of 5. 2,000 to 5,000 SHU. The name Jalapeño comes from its ancient production center, Jalapa in the state of Veracruz even though it is no longer planted there. It is also known by other names such as Cuaresmeno, Gordo or Huachinango, depending on the region. When dried, the Jalapeño is known as "Chipotle" and about 20% of the total production is destined to its production. There are many varieties, including Tipico, Meco and Morita which are all very popular in Mexican cuisine. About 15 thousand acres are planted annually in three main areas: 1. The lower basin of the Papaloapan river (south of Veracruz and north of Oaxaca), 2. North of Veracruz, 3. The region of Delicias, Chihuahua. It is also cultivated on a smaller scale in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa and Chiapas. Some interesting facts on this chile is that the seeds for the commercial types of the Jalapeño chile planted in Chihuahua come from the United States and are grown exclusively for their export to the same North American market. The Morita Americano and Early Jalapeño are less hot and with a different taste than their Mexican cousin. Around 20% of the Jalapeño harvest is dehydrated for Chipotle sauce. Peppers turn red at maturity. Harvest in 70-75 days. Prefers hot, humid growing season, 25-35 pods per plant. Plant grows with an upright habit. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño 6 F1	© United Genetics	Fruit walls are very thick without checks or anthocianic colouration. Developed by United Genetics Seeds Co.
Jalapeño 20 F1	© United Genetics	High heat, reaching approximately 11,000 Scoville units. Developed by United Genetics Seeds Co.
Jalapeño 3073		An early large fruited hybrid Jalapeño with fruit a deep green growing to 1.25" x 3.5-4.5".
Jalapeño 3087		An early large fruited hybrid Jalapeño with fruits of deep green growing 1.25" x 3.5-4.5".
Jalapeño Biker Billy	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	No info!
Jalapeño Early	© Burpee	A hot Jalapeno type growing 2 to 3 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño F1		Dark green peppers ripening to red. Medium hot. Cone shaped fruits. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño Goliath F1		6000-8000 SHU. Thick-walled fruits, about 1-1/2" across, maturing from a dark, glossy green to scarlet red.
Jalapeño Heaven F1	© Burpee	68 days. Large numbers of tasty fruits. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño Hercules	© Fatalii's Chiles	(Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño Hot		A green pepper maturing to red. Hot. Smooth skinned. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño J-7		No info!
Jalapeño Jumbo	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Jalapeno type growing 2.5 to 3.5 inches long by 1.25 to 1.75 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño M	© Cross Country Nurseries	Pods are extremely hot, short and conical growing to 8 x 4 cm with dark green maturing to red with thin skins. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño Purple	© Cross Country Nurseries	A hot Jalapeno type growing 2.5 to 3 inches long by 1.25 to 1.75 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from pale green to purple to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalapeño TAM	© The Pepper Gal	A medium Jalapeno type growing 2 to 3 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide with thick flesh that matures from green to red. Developed by Texas A&M. (Capsicum annuum)
Jalastar F1	© Plants of Distinction	Very hot Jalapeño type pepper with thick skinned cone-shaped pods maturing from dark green to dark red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jaloro	© Chillis Galore	About 6cm long, similar to Jalapeño, thick fleshed and fairly sweet which will ripen to a golden yellow. Early to ripen. (Capsicum annuum)
Jaloro Yellow		Jalapeño type turning red at maturity. 75 days. Developed by Texas A&M. (Capsicum annuum)
Jamaica Yellow		Resembles a Habanero but only medium hot, mushroom shape, Caribbean flavour, bright yellow peppers. Some genetic variance. 1" x 1 2/3" peppers, Medium height upright plant. 87 days from transplant. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Bell	© The Chilli Man	From Jamaica. (Capsicum baccatum)
Jamaican Bonnet		See Early Scotch Bonnet F1.
Jamaican Country Pepper		See Jamaican Kitchen Pepper.
Jamaican Gold	© Cross Country Nurseries	From Jamaica. A hot Squash type growing 1 to 1.5 inches long by 1.25 to 1.75 inches wide with medium thick flesh that matures from green to golden yellow. (Capsicum annuum)
Jamaican Hot Chocolate	© Cross Country Nurseries	These shiny, Habanero-type peppers are deep chocolate-brown when ripe and ribbed or wrinkled. Fruits are 1-1/2 to 2 inches long and with an extremely hot Caribbean flavour that is strong and smoky. 85 days. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Hot Orange		From Jamaica. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Hot Red	© Chillis Galore	Related to the Habanero and Scotch Bonnet. Bright red but smaller than Habanero. Grows to 2 inches long. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Hot Yellow	© Fatalii's Chiles	Very compact, densely foliaged plants bear an abundance of bright yellow, thin-skinned hot peppers that are shaped like a tam o' shanter. Actually a type of squash pepper. 95 days. (Capsicum annuum)
Jamaican Kitchen Pepper		Also known as Jamaican Country Pepper. Tall plant with tiny red pods. (Capsicum annuum)
Jamaican Pepper		No info!
Jamaican Red	© Cross Country Nurseries	From Jamaica. A hot Squash type growing 1 to 1.5 inches long by 1.25 to 1.5 inches wide growing medium thick flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jamaican Red Scotch Bonnet		See Early Scotch Bonnet F1 Hybrid. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet		Orange member of the Habanero family. Heat level = 9. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Red	© Mats & Patricia Pettersson	Red member of the Habanero family. Heat level = 9. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Yellow		Yellow oblong shaped member of the Habanero family. Heat level = 9. (Capsicum chinense)
Jamy		Bred from a hot pepper variety originally from Jamaica. Seeds are scarce. Pods from greenish-yellow to orange. Variety bred by Mario Dadomo (Azienda Agraria Sperimentale Stuard, Parma, Italy)
Japanese Chile		See Yastofusa.
Japanese Green		No info!
Japanese Hot Claw		See Hahong Koch'o. Pod has thin walls and medium hot heat levels.
Japanese Shishitou	© The Pepper Gal	Sweet pepper, aka Wrinkled Old Man. Early, shiny, light green peppers, crisp and thin 3" x 3/4". (Capsicum annuum)
Japones	© The Pepper Gal	2' tall plant, thick stems, 1 1/2"x 1/4" cone shaped pepper, upright, growing in clusters. 74 days from transplant. (Capsicum annuum)
Jarales	© Cross Country Nurseries	A medium heat Anaheim/NuMex type from USA, New Mexico growing 3 to 4 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide with medium thin flesh that matures from green to red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jatiliaba		A red fruited Indonesian Cayenne. (Capsicum annuum)
Jemez	© Cross Country Nurseries	Medium-hot chiles average 3 inches long, grown in Jemez Pueblo in Northern New Mexico along the Rio Jemez, a tributary of the Rio Grande. (Capsicum annuum)
Jepeto F1		Turning orange at maturity. Developed by Nirit Seeds Ltd.
Jianjiao F1	© RichPro Seed Co.	Dark green fruit turning to red in maturity. 6cm in length and 3cm in width. Medium thick walls.
Jigsaw	© Fatalii's Chiles	Ornamental with green and purple but mostly white foliage and bright purple red fruits. (Capsicum annuum)
Jimmy Nardello's Italian Sweet	© Plants of Distinction	These bright green and red sweet peppers fry beautifully. Heirloom variety, originally from the Basilicata region of south Italy. Brought to this country by the Nardello family, who grew them for generations in Connecticut. The plants are 24" tall, and festooned with 10-12" peppers. (Capsicum annuum)
Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian Frying Pepper		See Jimmy Nardello's Italian Sweet.
Jingle Bells F1	© Cross Country Nurseries	55 days. Jingle bells are 2 1/4 inches long by 2 inches in diameter, and turn a deep, bright red in just 70 days from transplanting. You can expect 20-30 fruits to mature on 20 inch plants. TMV resistant. The unripe green fruits are bitter tasting. (Capsicum annuum)
Joe's Big Blocky		A very large bell pepper, thin walled with excellent sweet flavour.
Joe's Long Cayenne	© Johnny's Selected Seeds	Long 8-10" thin Cayenne pepper. Believed to originate from Italy. (Capsicum annuum)
Joe's Round	© The Pepper Gal	Originally an Italian heirloom pepper, clusters of 3/4" fruit ripening from deep green to bright red. 90 days from transplant. (Capsicum annuum)
Joker's Hat		See Christmas Bell.
Jolly Giallo Ibrido F1		Developed by Olter S.r.l.
Jolly Rosso Ibrido F1		Developed by Olter S.r.l.
Jubilee of Honor		From Hungary.
Jumbo F1		A giant sweet pepper.
Jumbo Jalapeño		Fiery, thick walled peppers grow 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, with rounded tips. Dark green at first, then turning red. Good for fresh use or pickling.
Jumbo Red Hot F1		Extra large and long, medium green pepper on tall plant. 65 days.
Jumbo Stuff F1	© Stokes Seeds	Grows to 15cm by 9.5cm. A hybrid version of the Super Stuff variety. 67 days. Lemon yellow thick flesh. (Capsicum annuum)
Jumbo Sweet F1		Grows to 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. Peppers can weigh up to 1/2 lb. very small central core.
Jumilla F1	© De Ruiter Seeds	Large red bell pepper, similar to the variety Spartacus. Developed by De Ruiter Seeds.
Jungle Chile		A shrubby plant with twiggy branches, the star-shaped blue flowers produce scarlet red chile peppers. (Capsicum annuum)
Jupiter		Very large, green maturing to red, sweet pepper. TMV resistant. 4 lobed. Plant grows with upright habit. (Capsicum annuum var. grossum)
Jupiter Elite		Green bell pepper.
Jupiter F1	© Stokes Seeds	An Enza product. Firm, blocky, glossy fruit with thick walls and 4 lobes. Resistant to BLS 1, 2, 3. Dark green to intense red. (Capsicum annuum)
Jupiter PVP		Four-lobed, blocky fruit with thick walls and when fully ripened, turning bright red. 70 days.
Jwala	© The Pepper Gal	From Thailand. Pods are 3/4 inch across and 6 inches long. Usually eaten when green. Wrinkled skin. Tolerant of poor growing conditions. AKA Finger Hot. (Capsicum annuum)

Jaguar F1 to Jwala