Kahari Mirch From India. 2 inch long, upright growing peppers. Heat level is 6.5 A type of chile de Arbol.
Kaleidoscope A multi coloured bell with small to medium large, 3-4 lobed peppers. Colours range from lilac to yellow to orange to red. Fruits grow in size to 3 inches by 4 inches.
Kalia From India. Deep red, short, with smooth skin. Pointed tip. Heat level is 6
Kalman's Hungarian Tomato Pepper Flattened pimento type, 2 inches long, 4-5 inches wide, thick flesh sweet flavour. A Hungarian family heirloom from Kalman Jajvort, Edison, N.J. USA.
Kalocsai 50 One of the Hungarian/Bulgarian sweet Paprika cultivars.
Kalocsai 90 One of the Hungarian/Bulgarian sweet Paprika cultivars.
Kalocsai 621 One of the Hungarian/Bulgarian hot Paprika cultivars.
Kalocsai E-15 One of the Hungarian/Bulgarian sweet Paprika cultivars.
Kalocsai Sweet Spice Paprika Red paprika chile pods growing to 5 inches long on a 2 foot tall bush. 72 days.
Kamphaengsaen 90-100 days. 16-17cm long and slender. Matures to glossy dark red. Mild heat.
Kannara An annual hybrid from Korean origin. (My seeds came from Japan with Korean, Japanese and Chinese script characters on the packet.) They are early ripening to red and grow to 9-10cm long. The packet states that the dried peppers are hotter than the fresh ones.
Kandil Sweet yellow pepper. (Capsicum annuum).
Karma The fruits are large, heavy and blocky with smooth shoulders, thick walls and attractive dark green to intense red color. Its strong plant reaches 24 - 34 inches tall and is ideal for staking. Karma has Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistance and excellent foliage cover for sun protection.
Kashmir The true Kashmir chile is native to the northern-most state of India and is much in demand for its bright crimson colouring, a quality it imparts to cooking. So much is the Kashmir chile (Kashmir Mirch) in demand that there is not enough total annual crop, to go round, and pretenders or mock-Kashmir chiles are passed off in its place. The true Kashmiri chile is deep crimson with a smooth, shiny, thin skin when dried. It is about 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide and has a fruity flavour. Heat level is 4.
Kashmir Mirch See Kashmir.
Kellu Uchu A Peruvian variety that ripens to a glowing golden colour. See Aji Amarillo.
Kelvin A sweet pepper matures to a yellow colour. It is mosaic virus resistant and strong against blossom end rot and russeting.
Kenyan A smallish chile about 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, gently tapering to a rounded point. It is almost identical to the Fresno chile. Heat level is 5. It can be substituted for the Jalapeno.
Kerala A bell pepper that matures from green to an orange colour. Thick walled.
Kerinting A thin Cayenne type pepper from Malaysia. In the local dialect, Kerinting means 'curly hair'.
Key Largo F1 Hybrid 62 days. Fruits are up to 2 inches longer and 3-4 days earlier than standard Cubanelle types. The flesh is sweet, mild with attractive yellow-green to red exterior appearance. It's a medium large plant with excellent foliage cover for fruit protection.
Keystone Resistant Giant
Keystone Resistant Giant Strain 3 75 days to maturity. Resistant to mosaic virus. Large, green, thick-walled sweet pepper giving heavy yields. Pepper is 4 inches long and 4 inches wide. Plant grows with slightly spreading habit.
Kiawah Pods can reach 5 inches in length and 1 inch in diameter. They are pendant with a wrinkled, irregular shape, tapering to a point and turn bright red at maturity. Plants can exceed 4 feet in height and are very prolific.
King Arthur F1 Hybrid 75 days. Sweet bell pepper, 3-4 lobes, growing to 20cm square. Matures to red. Tolerent to TMV, PVY and TEV. Early ripening.
King of the North Sweet pepper that has large 6 inch green fruits that mature to red. 60 days.
Kishinev A Moldavian heirloom pepper. 75 days. Thick fleshed, squat pepper that turns bright red when mature.
Klari Baby Cheese A sweet, white, miniature cheese pepper with no bitterness. From Hungary.
Klondike Bell A bell pepper that matures from green to a yellow colour with an orange tinge. Thick walled. 72 days. TMV tolerant.
Kolasca (Kaloska) Paprika From Hungary. Mild 4-5 inches long.
Korean Hot Related to Thai chile. Bright green, slightly curving with a taper to a point. Grows to 4 inches long. From Korea, Japan and California.
Kori Sitakame (Capsicum annuum). A medium-sized pod that is sweet and hot. Found in Norogachi, a Tarahumara pueblo nestled in the mountains of Chihuahua.
Kovinchu Mildly hot. Maturing from green to red. 115 days.
Ku Chu A curving pointed chile with thin walls.
Kulai Developed in Malaya. Plant height is 70-80 cm, fruit length 10-15 cm, fruit weight is 7-10 gm. Very hot taste. Moderately resistant to anthracnose and virus. Resistant to Bacterial Leaf Blight.
Kunja Cayenne type from Korea.
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