PA-353 Red to Primadonna 
PA-353 Red to Primadonna
PA-353 Red Very hot; 1-1/2 inches long by 2 inches wide bonnet shaped fruits mature red; developed by US Vegetable Laboratory; offers resistance to Southern root-knot nematode. (Capsicum chinense).
PA-353 Yellow Very hot; 1-1/2 inches long by 2 inches wide bonnet shaped fruits mature yellow; developed by US Vegetable Laboratory; offers resistance to Southern root-knot nematode. (Capsicum chinense).
Padro (Padron) A small pepper about the size of a habanero. Usually picked when green. From Spain.
Paladin 73 days. Blocky red bell pepper. Resistant to Phytophtora root rot.
Panameno Local Costa Rican name for Rocoto.
Paper Dragon F1 Hybrid 55 days to green, 80 days red ripe. An early, productive, thin-fleshed pepper. Medium hot. 6-7 inches long.
Paprika [papp-RE-KAR] Paprika is the Hungarian word for pepper, but today it has come to mean a particular flavourful spice . The actual chile is a fleshy pod, cultivated in Hungary over the centuries to give maximum flavour, a deep red colouring and variable heat levels. Heat level is 0-1. The pod is quite broad and can be pointed, elongated, heart-shaped or aubergine shaped. It is not related to the Hungarian Sweet Pepper, but is related to the Spanish paprika pod called Pimento.
Paprika Supreme F1 Hybrid 55 days to green, 80 to red ripe. Tapered, pointed peppers 15 cm long and 3.5 cm wide.
Parade 65 days. 13cm long. Bright red when mature. Mild heat.
Paradiscomalaku A Hungarian mildly spicy paprika pepper.
Paradise 90-100days. 13-14cm long. Dark red when mature. Medium heat.
Park's Early Thickset Green maturing to red bell pepper. Short growing season.
Park's Whopper Green maturing to red bell pepper.
Parringo From Peru, very hot pepper with oval pods held in a pendant fashion. Heat level is 7.
Pasado A NuMex red or Anaheim red chile that has been roasted, peeled and dried. Heat level is 3.
© Graeme CaseltonPasilla [pah-SEE-yah]. This dried chile is one of Mexico's most highly regarded chiles, along with the Ancho and Mulato chiles. The Pasilla is also called Chile Negro (black chile). In its fresh form it is known as the Chilaca. It turns from dark green to purpled dark brown as it ripens. Pasilla means small raisins, alluding to its grape-like flavour and not its size. The Pasilla, sometimes wrongly called a Mulato, grows between 15-23 cm in length and 2.5-4 cm in diameter. Heat level is 3 -5, between 1,000 to 1,500 Scoville heat units. 80 days. (Capsicum annuum). Mexican Heirloom, early 1900's.
From the Chile Gallery © Mike BowersPasilla Apaseo A larger Pasilla variety. (Capsicum annuum).
Pasilla Bajio 80 days. Pasilla means 'little raisin' in Spanish, referring to the wrinkled, deep brown dried pods and raisin-like aroma of this flavourful chile no good cook should be without. The elongated, cylindrical pods measure 6 to 8 inches long and an inch wide. Delicious either fresh or dried, at the immature stage the beautiful fruits are a remarkable, glossy, deep forest-green colour that matures to dark chocolate brown. The TMV resistant plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall, with branches beginning 5 to 6 inches from the low stem so pods don't touch the ground. The dried pods of this delicious pepper form the basis for the rich complex flavour of Mole sauces where no heat is required. Heat level is 0.5 (Capsicum annuum).
Pasilla de Oaxaca A smoked chile grown only the Oaxaca region of Mexico. Shiny mahogany red, very wrinkled, tapered and growing to 4 inches. Thin fleshed. Heat 6-7.
Patio Pepper See Redskin F1 Hybrid.
Patzcuaro Related to the Pasilla. Deep red colour. Wrinkled thin to medium flesh. 4 inches long, tapering to a point. Heat 5-6.
Peanut Capsicum baccatum. Green maturing to red 3 inch fruits. Pods shaped liked peanut shell. Heat level is 6-7.
Peludo is a long and thick variety of Jalapeno.
Pencil Cayenne Thin hot peppers. 75 days.
© CumbuchPene Pepper Very similar to the Penis/Peter Pepper. Heat level 9.
Penis Pepper See Peter Pepper.
Penn's Golden See Aji Oro.
Peppadew (Pepadew) A chile hybrid, which looks like a habanero, and comes from the Limpopo Province. About an inch long, deep red in colour and are round in shape rather than elongated. They are not hot. Plant grows to 1.5m and may contain 50-60 pods. (Capsicum annuum)
Pepperoncini (Pepperoncino) [pep-per-awn-CHEE-nee]. A chile from Europe, it is to be found in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia. Dried, it is wrinkly, curved and russet red, 5-10 cm long and 1.25 cm wide. 75 days. Plant grows to 30 inches.
Pepperone An Italian pepper. A type of Pepperoncini.
Pepper Safi A Capsicum chinense from West Africa.
© Graeme CaseltonPequin (Piquin) [PEE-KIN] It's name simply means small, and refers to the tiniest chiles - which are almost invariably among the hottest. Heat level is 8-9. There are many varieties, some round and some conical. Others are called Bravo, Mosquito, Pequeno, Turkey Pepper (Texas), and Pring-kee-new [Rat-turd pepper] (Thailand), Birds Eye, Amash, Amomo, Chilillo, Chilipiquin, Chilpaya, Chilpequin, Chiltipiquin, Del monte, Huarahuao and Tuxtla. 120 days or more from transplants, better yields the second year. Related to the wild form called Tepin/Chiltepin. Heat level 8.5. (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) 50,000 SHU.
Pequin NuMex
Pequin Wild Texas
Perfume Trinidad
Peri-peri
Perma White A cherry type. Mild to hot. Never ripens to yellow or red, but from green to white only. Small plants, semi erect fruit. Thick walled and seedy, like most cherry types. Also known as Cherry white. (Capsicum annuum).
Perpetually Hot & Saucy F1 Hybrid (Capsicum annuum). Bright red. Heavy bearing, mild heat but also sweet. Vigorous and disease resistant.
Peru 238051 Hot; 1-1/2 inches long by 1-1/2 inches wide; fruits are shaped like large acorns with somewhat lobed wide shoulders tapering to a point; pods mature from green to orange then red. (Capsicum chinense).
Peru 441603 Hot; 1-1/2 inches long by 3/4 inches wide; matures from yellow to a paler yellow; smooth, smaller, elongated Habanero type. (Capsicum chinense).
Peru Scarlet Lantern (Capsicum chinense).
Peru Yellow 2 inch long yellow, flattened, pleated, oval, thin-walled pepper. 100 days. (Capsicum baccatum).
Peruvian Green, yellow or red. Rounded in shape growing to 2.5 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. Thin fleshed with fruity taste. From Peru, Columbia and Venezuela.
Peruvian Aji Sprawling plant producing long ribbed yellow peppers. See Rocoto. (Capsicum pubescens).
Peruvian Bird (Capsicum baccatum var. baccatum). A wild ancestor of the Aji varieties.
Peruvian Golden (Capsicum chinense).
Peruvian Purple (Capsicum frutescens). 70 cm tall plant that is completely purple. 2.5 cm stubby, up-right, mild, deep purple peppers that turn red when ripe after 90 days. Suitable for growing in containers.
Peruvian White Habanero (Capsicum chinense). Tiny yellow pods.
Peruvian Yellow Habanero (Capsicum chinense). Shiny yellow/orange pods.
Petenero Local Honduran name for Rocoto.
Peter Pepper Often given the name Penis Pepper, this is an ornamental chile, bred for fun and for its phallic appearance. Red or green with a length between 7.5-10 cm. It ends in a rounded dome, which is inset inside the main sheath of the chile. Extremely rare variety. 100 days or more from transplants. Heat level is 7-8. (Capsicum annuum). From Louisiana and Texas.
© Allen M. Boatman
Instructor of Horticulture
Hillsborough County School DistrictsPeter Pepper (Orange) A different strain from the more normal yellow/red coloured pods.
Peter Red Hot. 2-4 inches long. Green turning red at maturity.
Peter Yellow Same as Peter Pepper but flavour is not as good. Medium heat.
Petite Sirah F1 Hybrid An early ripening; 65 days. Conical shaped peppers, 7.5 cm long and 2 cm wide. Plants grow to 65 cm tall. Peppers ripen from light yellow to bright red.
Peto Wonder F1 Hybrid 65-70 days. Huge, slightly tapered peppers measure 6 to 8 inches long by 4 inches wide. There are 4 to 12 pods per plant. Plants stand about 20 inches tall and 25 inches wide when mature. Yields are heavy. Disease resistant.
Phantom 90 days. 18-20cm long. Bright red when mature. Medium heat.
PI ****** varieties - accessions at the USDA/ARS see Germplasm Resources Information Network. Some chile-heads have obtained seeds from the USDA/ARS and their results are shown below.
PI257143 known as Aji de Mesa. (Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum)
PI281317 (Capsicum chinense)
PI 355394 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 355811 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 355812 Known as Aji Rocoto. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 387838 Known as Locato. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI497973 Known as Pilange. (Capsicum baccatum)
PI 497676 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI497776 Known as Locota. (Capsicum pubescens)
PI 497985 Known as Cumari ou Passarinho.
PI 585259 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 585260 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 585261 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 585274 A red variety from Ecuador. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 585275 A red variety from Ecuador. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 585277 A red variety from Ecuador. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 590503 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593616 A variety from Guatemala. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593617 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593619 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593620 (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593621 A red variety from Guatemala. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593622 A red variety from Guatemala. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 593930 Known as Aji picante. (Capsicum pubescens).
PI 614001 (Capsicum pubescens).
Picante F1 Hybrid A jalapeno type with high yields under a wide range of weather conditions. This glossy pepper has consistent shape and size (2.75 inches by 1 inch) and turns uniformly from a bright green color to a deep red. Picante has an upright bushy plant which shields its fruit from sunburn. Protected against Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
Piccante Rosso di Caienna A small to medium sized pepper. Suitable from growing in containers.
Pico de Gallo Also known as Rooster's Beak. A small Mexican chile.
Pico de Pajaro Literally 'the beak of the bird', this bright orange-red small chile is 2.5 cm by 6 mm and is curved, just like a bird's beak. Heat level is 6-7. Closely related to the chile de Arbol.
Pigeon pepper From Fiji. Read article at fiery-foods.com.
Pilange Brazilian pepper which looks like a small tomato, flattened in shape. Heat level is 6.
Pili Pili Miniature bell pepper with three tiny lobes.
Pili Pili Growing to 15-25 mm long and 4 mm. thick, tapered, red, ending with a point.
Pilot Pepper Grows like a small tree and is loaded with fruit. Length is 3/4" by width 1/2". Although the pods look like it might be a chinense, the pods lack the characteristic, fruity habanero aroma. (Capsicum annuum).
Pima Bajo Extra hot pepper. (Capsicum annuum var. aviculare).
Pima Bajo Chiltepine Tiny very hot pepper from Sonora, Mexico. Undomesticated version of the Pequin.
Pima Mazock
Piment Boule de Turquie Small round pepper that ripens to deep red. Heat level is 9.
Piment Canary French name for Yellow Rocoto.
Piment d'Arequipa French name for Rocoto.
Piment d'Espelette French 'Apellation Controlee' chile pepper. More information here.
Piment Rocoto French name for Rocoto.
Piment Zouezeau (Piment Zouezo) Common name for Capsicum baccatum.
Pimenta Ardida A Brazilian variety similar to a Tabasco pepper.
Pimenta Arriba Saia See Pimenta de Chiero.
Pimenta de Bode See Bode.
From the Chile Gallery © Mike BowersPimenta de Cheiro A Brazilian Habanero whose English name is the Scented Chile, due to its fragrant perfume. Originally from the Recife area of Brazil.
Pimenta Verde Doce A generic name for a sweet pepper from Brazil.
Pimentinha Brazilian local name for a small pepper.
Pimento Spanish paprika is different from the Hungarian variety. It is more heart-shaped, smaller (maximum size is 10 cm long by 6.5 cm wide), and has a little less savoury flavour than the Hungarian version. When ground it is called 'Pimiento pare pimenton' in Spanish. Heat level is 0. 75 days. See Bell pepper. Resistant to TMV. (Capsicum annuum).
Pimento Elite F1 Hybrid 88 days. Extremely prolific, high yielding variety with oval, thick-walled fruits that mature to a bright red. Resistant to TMV.
Pimento L Green maturing to red sweet pepper with thick walls. Plant grows with spreading habit.
Pimento Perfection Pimento type sweet pepper. Plant grows with spreading habit.
Pimento Select Pimento variety. Sweet, slightly pointed, conical-shaped fruit with thick walls; 2 inches in diameter at shoulder, 3 inches long; red when ripe.
Pimento Tangerine This orange-fruited pepper looks like a tangerine when ripening. Thick-walled, sweet, juicy and delicious for fresh eating. Early-maturing. (Capsicum annuum).
Pimiento Africano A variety from Africa. Good heat level.
Pimiento Del Cristal Variety from Spain.
Pimiento Del Pico Vuelt Variety from Spain.
Pimiento Elite F1 Hybrid The first hybrid version on the pimiento pepper. Has extra heavy yields of thick-walled fruit measuring 3 inches across by 3-1/2 inches long. Fruits are less heart-shaped than Pimiento L and are more oval or oblong in shape. 75 days.
Pimiento L One of the mildest types available.A heart shaped fruit that matures from dark green to deep red. Compact plants (18 inches), produce high yields. Immune to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. 95-100 days.
Pimiento Largo Variety from Spain. Also known as Cuerno de Cabra.
Pimiento Largo Grande de Aranjuez Variety from Spain.
Pimiento Morron Variety from Spain. Also known as Bola.
Pimiento Morron de Conserva Variety from Spain.
Pimiento Morron del Mercado Variety from Spain.
Pimlico A compact plant with 3-4 lobed medium large blocky bells. It has smooth, firm fruit that are an excellent rich green color that ripen to red. A sturdy plant type with good leaf cover.
Pinguita de Mono A variety of Aji.
Pip Green maturing to red bell pepper.
Piquillo A Spanish pepper with thin walls.
Piran 60 days. 18cm long. Bright red when mature. High heat.
Pirati 65 days to green and 85 days to red ripe. High yield, semi-long fruit. Tall plants with large, semi-long green and red fruits. Resists TMV race 0 and PVY/TE virus.
Piri Piri Small bright red chile from Australia. Also the Portuguese language name for the Pili Pili pepper (see above).
Pisbas Haymi (Capsicum annuum). From the high mountains of Haymi, Africa.
Platoon 90 days. 14-16cm long, pointed pods. Bright red when mature. Mild heat.
Plutona Green maturing to red bell pepper.
Poblano [poh-BLAH-noh] The best quality Poblano chile is quite big, over 10 cm. in length and 6 cm. wide, with a conical shape and one well defined crevice running along the whole length of it. It's got thick walls, sometimes undulating, which give it varied forms in its ripe state. It is not very hot, with a strong and agreeable scent. There are three type of fresh Poblano chile: green, blackish and heart-shaped. The one with the highest production and most popular in the market is the green Poblano. When in ripens, it takes a dark red colour and is called "chile Ancho". 1,000 to 1,500 Scoville units. The most important production zones are in the semi-desert valleys in the center of the country, such as the states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potos Durango, Aguascalientes y Zacatecas. During winter the Poblano usually comes from the Pacific Coast, in the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit and Jalisco. There is also a type of Poblano chile that is heart shaped an is cultivated mainly in the state of Durango. It has a lighter shade of green, hot and is called heart-shaped chile. Most of it is consumed locally and the demand for this type of chile is low. When dehydrated, the green Poblano chile is better known as Ancho or Mulato. The difference between them depends on a pair of genes that make the first one ripen to a dark red colour while the second becomes a dark brown, almost black. When they are fresh, they are difficult to identify, but when they become dried, it becomes very easy. The blackish Poblano chile is a darker colour and has a slightly sweeter taste that the green Poblano.
Poinsettia A hot pepper growing on 2 foot plants with dark green foliage bearing upright clusters of 3-5 inch bright red tapered fruits.
Portachuela A Bolivian chile with a fruity flavour.
Portos Yellow A midseason sweet bell pepper.
Portugal Fiery hot 6 inch long tapered, scarlet coloured, glossy skinned peppers. 65 days.
Praire Fire Pods mature through yellow and orange to red. Plant grows to 8 inches tall. Prolific with 100's of peppers on each plant.
Predi Green maturing to red bell pepper.
© Miles Estate Herb & Berry FarmPretty in Purple 60 days to purple, 85 days to red ripe. Leaves are purple or variegated purple and green. 2 cm round glossy, deep purple peppers, ripening yellow, orange and then scarlet. American Heirloom from 1930's. (Capsicum annuum).
Pretty Purple An ornamental, purple fruited pepper whose fruits turn red at maturity. Very hot. 90 days. 1 inch long.
Prieto See Chilaca.
Primadonna F1 Hybrid A vigorous plant producing a high concentration of blocky bells. The fruit have a very appealing intense green that turns red at maturity.
Prize 90 days. 17-18cm long. Matures to bright red. Mild heat.
Propa Rumba F1 Hybrid A thick skinned blocky pepper that grows early in the season. (Capsicum annuum f1).
PS210388 Experimental hot red Cayenne variety from Peto Seed.
PSX208488 Experimental red Hot Cherry variety from Peto Seed.
Puca Uchu (Capsicum baccatum).
Pueblo 3 inch long cylindrical pods which ripen to red. Pods grow facing upwards in clumps of around 15. Heat level is 6. (Capsicum frutescens).
Puerto Rican Jelly Bean From The Chile Woman.
Puerto Rican No-burn Sweet; 1 inch long by 3/4 inch wide; pods are borne erect but usually fall with their weight; fruits mature from green to red.
Pulla A smaller dried relative of the Mexican Guajillo, measuring 10-12.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. It is deep red, thin fleshed and attractively translucent with a fruity aromatic taste. Easily available dried, it can be used for all purposes. Heat level is 6. Has a taste of licorice. (Capsicum annuum).
Pungent Pride From India.
Punjab Dark red, hot, small, east Indian chile. (Capsicum frutescens).
Punjab Lal Cayenne type from India.
Punjab Small Hot see Punjab.
Puppy pepper Mild. 0.5-0.75 inch long. from Costa Rica.
Purira 5 cm pepper that ripens to dark red. (Capsicum frutescens). 3 ft high plants with 2 inch long fruits that mature 70 days after transplanting. Suitable for growing in containers. Heat level is 9.
Purple-Brown Jamaican Habanero (Capsicum chinense).
Purple Beauty Non-hybrid sweet pepper with deep purple colour. 70-75 days. Resistant to TMV. Turns green when cooked. Plant grows to 30 inches with god cover to help prevent sunscald. (Capsicum annuum).
Purple Beauty F1 Hybrid The bell peppers are a dark purple colour. 70 days.
Purple Belle Purple sweet bell pepper. (Capsicum annuum var. grossum).
Purple de Arbol
Purple Delight Glossy peppers ripening through deep purple to scarlet. Small purple flowers and purple/green leaves. 60 days.
Purple Equadorian This variety is truly purple: flowers, fruit, and stems. Even the leaves have a purple tinge. The fruits mature to red and are quite hot. The plant is compact, about a foot tall, and makes a good ornamental. (Capsicum annuum). Length is 1/4" long by 3/8" wide.
Purple Flame Dutch bell pepper.
Purple Habanero
Purple King A hybrid sweet pepper maturing in 72 days.
Purple Islander F1 Hybrid Light lavender skin with yellow flesh that ripens to dark red.
Purple Leaf Heart (Capsicum annuum).
Purple Patio Small plants with variegated green, white and purple leaves, purple flowers and loads of tiny purple fruit, ripening to a fiery red-orange. Works well in containers.
Purple Pepper Purple plant producing purple pepper. Heat level is 7.
Purple Prince White flowers with purple edges producing round glossy purple and red peppers. Suitable for growing in containers. (Capsicum annuum).
Purple Serrano Purple fruited version of the Serrano. Heat level is 8.
Purple Tiger A purple fruited ornamental chile. Suitable for growing in containers. (Capsicum annuum).
Purple Tornado ,Shaped just like a Texas twister except it is purple in colour. Heat level is 8.
Pusa Jawala (Pusa Jwala) A hot chile from India. Long, 4-5 inches, normally thin, generally crinkled/twisted cayenne type chile. (Capsicum annuum).
Pusa Sadabahar A cayenne type from India. Resistant to PVY.
© source unknownPutkas A small round pepper. Hot.
Puya These are 3 to 4 inches long, slender, cylindrical with narrow shoulders. The Puya comes to a point, sometimes the body curves in a slight 'S' shape. This chile has a sharp, intense flavour and is rather hot. Heat level is 6. A Mexican Indian variety.
Priki Nu A larger pepper than the normal Thai chile.
Primadonna
Pylon Red Ornamental pepper. (Capsicum annuum).
Pyramid Ornamental that ripens from green to yellow.
