Mexico Chilli Peppers

Chilli Name: AC 129 (CGN 22790)Chilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown Note: The CGN classification system for chile varieties indicates an accession from the genebank at...

Chilli Name: AGUA BLANCAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildAn Anahiem/New Mex type pepper. This medium sized plant produces 6 to 8 inches long by 1 to 2 inches pendant shaped pods which mature from green to red. Said to good for...

Chilli Name: AJI HABANEROChilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MediumSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Medium2 to 2.5 inches long by 0.5 to 0.75 inches wide; Andean Type; matures from yellow green to orange; pendant pods;...

Chilli Name: ALTAMIRAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknownnan

Chilli Name: ANAHEIMChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildAlso known as California Chilli or Chilli Verde, this bushy upright plant can grow upto 2ft and is a prolific bearer of long tapered 2 celled green which mature from green to...

Chilli Name: ANAHEIM COLLEGE 64Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknownnan

Chilli Name: ANCHOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis heart shaped pepper is what Mexicans use to make mole and chilli rellanos, an intergral part of Mexican Cusine .The peppers are known as 'Ancho' when dried and 'Poblano'...

Chilli Name: ANCHO 101Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis heart shaped pepper is what Mexicans use to make mole and chili rellanos, an intergral part of Mexican Cusine . The peppers are known as 'Ancho' when dried and...

Chilli Name: ANCHO 211 HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis heart shaped pepper is what Mexicans use to make mole and chilli rellanos, an intergral part of Mexican Cusine. The peppers are known as 'Ancho' when dried and...

Chilli Name: ANCHO CHINOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownA smaller and more wrinkledversion of the traditional Ancho measuring 10-15 cm long by 7.5 cm wide. It is very dark brown, almost black, in colour, and has an aromatic...

Chilli Name: ANCHO GIGANTICAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThe peppers are known as 'Ancho' when dried and 'Poblano' when fresh. Matures from Green to Brown in 90 days. 1000 to 1500 SHU 5 to 7 inches long by 2.5 to 3 inches...

Chilli Name: ANCHO GRANDE HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild4 to 6 inches long by 2.5 to 3 inches wide; Ancho/Poblano Type; matures from green to red; pendant pods; called "poblano" when fresh, "ancho" when dried

Chilli Name: ANCHO LChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild4 to 6 inches long by 2.5 to 3 inches wide; Ancho/Poblano Type; matures from dark green to brown; called "poblano" when fresh, "ancho" when dried

Chilli Name: ANCHO MULATOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis pepper has a slightly smokier flavour than normal Ancho. Pods grow to around 5 inches long and 2 inches wide and mature from dark green to brown. Very mild, 100-200...

Chilli Name: ANCHO RANCHERO F1 HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildTall sturdy plant with very large fruit. 1000 scoville (70 days)

Chilli Name: ANCHO ROJOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis pepper grows to around 5 inches long by 3 inches wide. It is a darker green with thicker walls than other Ancho varieties.

Chilli Name: ANCHO SAN LUISChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis heart shaped pepper is what Mexicans use to make mole and chilli rellanos, an intergral part of Mexican Cusine .The peppers are known as 'Ancho' when dried and...

Chilli Name: ANCHO SAN MARTINChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildIntroduced by John Bill 1999. The large size, early maturity, and great production of this variety is what make this ancho pepper distinctive. These thick-fleshed...

Chilli Name: ANCHO SUPER HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mildmild; 5 to 7 inches long by 2.5 to 3.5 inches wide; Ancho/Poblano Type; matures from green to red; called "poblano" when fresh, "ancho" when dried; good flavor;

Chilli Name: ANCHO SWEET HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownThe pendant shaped peppers of this F1 hybridised variety grow to approximately 5 inches long by 1.25 to 1.75 inches wide. They mature from green to bright red

Chilli Name: ANCHO VILLA HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: MildThis hybridised variety produces larger fruits, higher yields and are less pointed than other Ancho varieties. The 5 to 7in long by 3in wide fruits grow on a tall...

Chilli Name: ANTILLAIS CARIBBEANChilli Species: ChinenseChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: SuperhotSpecies: Chinense | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very hot A rare Habanero type pepper thought to originate from the Yucatan peninsular, Mexico. Each plant...

Chilli Name: BREEDLOVE (CGN 19192)Chilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: HotSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot Note: The CGN classification system for chile varieties indicates an accession from the genebank at...

Chilli Name: CANCUN PIQUINChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: CAP 1004Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild See Pasilla Bajio Note The CAP classification system for chile varieties orginates from a research institution in Germany.

Chilli Name: CAPSICUM CILIATUM (GRIF 16136)Chilli Species: CiliatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownA very unusual and scarce wild Capsicum species initially believed to be a sister to Capsicum Tovarii although after further study by Eshbaugh in...

Chilli Name: CASCABELChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Also called 'Jingle Bell' or 'Rattle' an allusion to the seeds rattling in the pods of this oval shaped chile when dried. These 3cm chiles resemble small cherrys and are...

Chilli Name: CATERINAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild A chile from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes, it is 1-2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide, and the seeds rattle in the pods.

Chilli Name: CHAWAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown Pale to medium yellow. Up to 5 inches long. Curved and tapering to a point. From Yucatan and Caribbean coastal area of Mexico

Chilli Name: CHERRAPENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown A cross between a Cherry and a Jalapeno

Chilli Name: CHILACAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium The pods are 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...

Chilli Name: CHILCOSTLEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium An elongated 5in tapered pepper which matures from deep orange to red. In its dried form it is used in mole in Mexican cookery. Also spelt Chilcoxle or Chilcoxtle .

Chilli Name: CHILE BLANCO (PI 574545)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: CHILE CARIBE GUEROChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Guero means pale or blond in Spanish. Mexicans call Anglos "guero". Gueros are used mostly for salsas and salads and are available en escabeche (pickled). They...

Chilli Name: CHILE DE AGUAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium

Chilli Name: CHILE DE COMIDAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium A large chile which turns a rich rustic red

Chilli Name: CHILE INAYAGUEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot

Chilli Name: CHILE MAYAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot

Chilli Name: CHILHUACLE AMARILLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild An Oaxacan (Mexico) chile used in moles. Resembles a small Poblano. There are three forms, amarillo (yellow), rojo (red) and negro (black). Also spelt chilguacle.

Chilli Name: CHILHUACLE NEGRO (CAP 1004)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild An Oaxacan (Mexico) chile used in moles which comes in three forms, amarillo (yellow), rojo (red) and negro (black). The pods are called 'Chilaca' when...

Chilli Name: CHILHUACLE ROJOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild An Oaxacan (Mexico) chile used in moles. Resembles a small Poblano. There are three forms, amarillo (yellow), rojo (red) and negro (black). Also spelt chilguacle.

Chilli Name: CHILIANCHO HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild A medium hot, dark green, thin walled pepper which grows toaround 4 inches long. 65 days.

Chilli Name: CHILITO DE SIMOJOVEL (PI 566812)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: CHILTAPIN (PI 310488)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is actually part of the species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Chilli Name: CHILTEPIN AMARILLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Superhot

Chilli Name: CHILTEPIN PIMA BAJOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Superhot

Chilli Name: CHILTEPIN SONORANChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Superhot

Chilli Name: CHILTEPIN TARAHUMARAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Superhot

Chilli Name: CHIPOTLEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium" The general name for any smoked pepper. The true chipotle is greyish tan in colour, quite stiff and is often described as looking like a cigar butt. lso known as smoked...

Chilli Name: COLA DE RATAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium See De Arbol. Also know as pico de pajaro (bird beak)

Chilli Name: CORAZON DE QUETZALCOATLChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: COSA ARRUGADA DE VIEJOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: COSTENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This delicious chile comes from the Oaxaca region of Mexico. Related to the guajillo chile; also known as a chile bandeno. Orange-red in color, tapering to a point, and...

Chilli Name: COSTENO AMARILLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Shiny, amber in color, tapering to a point, and measuring about 2 to 3 inches long and 3/4 to 1 inch across at the shoulders. Wafer-thin flesh; has a light,...

Chilli Name: CRIOLLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild This plant produces 3 to 3.5 inches long by 1 to 1.25 inches wide thin fleshed pods which mature from green to a deep red They are nest used in their dry form.

Chilli Name: DE ARBOL (TREE CHILE)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Chile de arbol is a mild to quite hot pepper popular in western Mexico, where they are sometimes called pico de pajaro (bird beak) or cola de rata (rat tail)...

Chilli Name: DE ARBOL PURPLEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot These 2-3 inches long, thin pointed pods turn purple before maturing to red.

Chilli Name: DEL DIABLOChilli Species: FrutescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Very HotSpecies: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot

Chilli Name: DULCE NOMBRES (PI 281398)Chilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: HotSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot

Chilli Name: ESMERALDAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild A cultivated variety of poblano

Chilli Name: ESPINATECOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown A cultivated variety of Jalapeno

Chilli Name: FLOR DE PABELLONChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown Translates into 'Flower of the Pavillion' A cultivated variety of Poblano

Chilli Name: GRIF 1614Chilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: GRIF 1615Chilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: GRIF 9393Chilli Species: CapsicumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: GRIF 9400Chilli Species: CapsicumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: GRIF 9441Chilli Species: CapsicumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: GUAJILLA DE ZIHUTENEJOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Pendent 4½x1½" tapered oval red fruits on 2½' tall by 3' wide plants; excellent for drying.

Chilli Name: GUAJILLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Meaning 'little gourd' Guajillo is one of the hotter, large podded chile's and is extremely common in northern and central Mexico. The thin walled translucent pods are...

Chilli Name: HERMOSILLOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Superhot

Chilli Name: HIDALGOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This hot versatile chile is from Mexico it is similar to Serrano in shape and just as hot. A 14 inch plant with 3 inch long and 1/2 inch diameter chiles. (Capsicum annuum).

Chilli Name: HUACHINANGOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Found with white veins on the skin and red body. Tapers to a rounded end. About 4 to 5 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Sweet with medium hot intensity. Are smoked...

Chilli Name: HUASTECOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This upright plant can grow up to 3ft tall and produces Serrano type 2 to 2.5 inches long by 0.5 to 0.625 inches wide peppers which ripen from dark green to red...

Chilli Name: HUATULCO PUNTADOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium

Chilli Name: JALAPENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium The Jalape½o is one of the best known peppers and is widely used in the catering industry given its excellent flavour. It is named after the city of Xalapa in Mexico,...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO EARLYChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium This is a standard Jalapeno pepper strain with some improvements to yield and a somewhat earlier crop. These bullet shaped peppers are produced in large numbers on...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO IXTAPAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium A hybridised jumbo fruiting Jalapeno variety named after the state of Ixtapa in Mexico where these chiles are grown. This vigourous plant produces good yields of...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO JALAPA F1Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild Siad to be the first hybrid Jalapeno variety. This plant is said to produce an abundance of hot and flavourful cylindrical 3 x 1 1/4 in fruits that ripen from...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO M (SANTIAGO)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Jalapeno M (also called Jalapeno Jumbo or Jalapeno Santiago) is the most popular chile variety grown in Mexico and is widely used in Tex-Mex cooking, as well...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO PELUDOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown Meaning 'Hairy', this is a long and thick jalapeno variety cultivated in Mexico

Chilli Name: JALAPENO PURPLEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium The Purple Jalapeno is a beautiful, ornamental version of the standard Jalapeno pepper. The plants are very productive with a single plant producing upto 50 pods...

Chilli Name: JALAPENO SUCHITO SOLERITOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium 1½x3/4' pendent, red Jalapeno fruits with longitudinal fissures across entire surface; plant 1x1'.

Chilli Name: KORI SITAKAMEChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Meaning "Red chile". This variety is from Norogachi, a Tarahumara pueblo in highland Chihuahua, Mexico. Relatively thin-walled and smooth-skinned triangular fruit...

Chilli Name: MACHOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot Another name for Piquin/tepin type chiles from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

Chilli Name: MANZANO AMARILLOChilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Very HotSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin...

Chilli Name: MANZANO CANARIOChilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Very HotSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin...

Chilli Name: MANZANO ROJOChilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Very HotSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin the...

Chilli Name: MAYAN COBANERO LOVEChilli Species: BaccatumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: MEXI-BELLE F1 HYBRIDChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: MEXICAN REDChilli Species: PubescensChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: UnknownSpecies: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Chilli Name: MIRASOLChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Mirasol means 'looking at the sun' in Spanish and describes the erect nature of the pods which grow on a compact plant. The pods are 3 to 5in in length and can be used...

Chilli Name: MORAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium Like the chipotle, the mora is a type of dried, smoked jalape½o. Reddish brown in color, tapered and wrinkled, and measuring about 2 inches long and 1/2 to 3/4 inch across...

Chilli Name: MORITAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium These small, brown, dried chiles look like thin chipotles but are less smoky with a spicier taste. They are a variety of dried, smoked jalape½o. Use fewer moritas to...

Chilli Name: MULATOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild [moo-LAH-toh].When dry the pepper is very dark brown, almost black, in colour (due to the chlorophyll remaining in the ripe fruit). It is an important chile in Mexican...

Chilli Name: MULATO COSTENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown This variety is a large pepper of the classic Mulato type which is grow extensively in the Northern regions of Mexico. The 6-7in long peppers are wide at the...

Chilli Name: MULATO ISLENOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild The Mulatos are similar in shape to Ancho but somewhat longer and flatter and sweeter in taste. The 4 to 6 inches long, 3 inches wide blunt-ended pods start off glossy...

Chilli Name: MULATO NEGRO (PI 201233)Chilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Mild

Chilli Name: ONZA ROJAChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Medium

Chilli Name: ORDONOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Hot A Native American chile from Batopilas Canyon, Chihuahua Mexico.This white flowering variety can grow up to 3ft tall and produces good yields of 1" long by ½" wide hot peppers...

Chilli Name: PANUCOChilli Species: AnnuumChilli Origin: MexicoChilli Heat: Unknown Named after a river in norhern Veracruz, this chile is a cultivated variety of Serrano grown in Mexico.