Mexico Chilli Peppers

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown Note: The CGN classification system for chile varieties indicates an accession from the genebank at Wageningen, The Netherlands

An 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 roasting and use in Stir Fries.  

Species: 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; from S. America; Uses: Tall Variety; Long Season;Very interesting taste. Combination of...

Also 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 red (77 days). The pods have a mildly pungency (250 SHU) and a slightly sweet...

This 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' when fresh. The peppers are typically 3 to 4inches in length, mild in heat and...

This 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 'Poblano' when fresh. The plants are 30-36" tall with a spreading habit. The peppers are...

This 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' when fresh. The thin walled 4 to 6 inches long tapered peppers mature from dark...

A 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 fruity taste.

The 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 wide; Ancho/Poblano Type; matures from green to brown;

4 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

4 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

This 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 scoville units

Tall sturdy plant with very large fruit. 1000 scoville (70 days)  

This pepper grows to around 5 inches long by 3 inches wide. It is a darker green with thicker walls than other Ancho varieties.

This 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' when fresh.This medium sized plant produces 5 to 7 inches long by 2.5 to 3...

Introduced 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 peppers mature to 5-1/2 inches long and 3-1/2 inches wide, making them perfect for stuffing...

mild; 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;

The 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

This 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 plant and mature from green to red (80 days). They are only mildly pungent measuring...

Species: Chinense | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very hot A rare Habanero type pepper thought to originate from the Yucatan peninsular, Mexico. Each plant produces arounf 20 very hot wrinkled fruits approx 6cm long and 4cm diameter (larger than a Scotch...

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot Note: The CGN classification system for chile varieties indicates an accession from the genebank at Wageningen, The Netherlands

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild See Pasilla Bajio Note The CAP classification system for chile varieties orginates from a research institution in Germany.

Species: Ciliatum | Origin: Mexico | 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 1988, it has since been omitted...

Species: Lanceolatum | Origin: Guatemala, Honduras & Mexico | Heat: UnknownA wild Capsicum species originating from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 called 'bola' in there fresh form and...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown A cross between a Cherry and a Jalapeno

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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. When dried, the Chilaca is called...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 .

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 often form the base of a popular southwest Mexican...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium A large chile which turns a rich rustic red

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 fresh and 'Pasilla' when dried. Other common names used include...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild A medium hot, dark green, thin walled pepper which grows toaround 4 inches long. 65 days.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown This variety is actually part of the species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very Hot

"Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 jalapeno, the chipotle is medium hot with a...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium See De Arbol. Also know as pico de pajaro (bird beak)

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 measuring about 2 to 3 inches long and 1/2...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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, crisp, lemon-citrus flavor with green tomato and grassy...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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). Plants are extremely vigorous, growing upto 120cm is a...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot These 2-3 inches long, thin pointed pods turn purple before maturing to red.

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild A cultivated variety of poblano

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown A cultivated variety of Jalapeno

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown Translates into 'Flower of the Pavillion' A cultivated variety of Poblano

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Capsicum sp. | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild Pendent 4½x1½" tapered oval red fruits on 2½' tall by 3' wide plants; excellent for drying.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 approximately 4in long by 1in wide and are a...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very Hot

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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).

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 and dried to make chipotle grande chiles. Fresh...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 approximately 80 to 85 days after transplanting. The...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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, interestingly where they are no longer grown...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 a very vigorous 24 to 26 inch plant. The pods are...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 large chiles which mature from dark green to red...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 green to red approximately 65 days after transplanting...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 as for pckling purposes. These dark green chiles mature...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown Meaning 'Hairy', this is a long and thick jalapeno variety cultivated in Mexico

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 which begin as a brilliant emerald green, then...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium 1½x3/4' pendent, red Jalapeno fruits with longitudinal fissures across entire surface; plant 1x1'.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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. Looks almost translucent when dry. Medium to hot,...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot Another name for Piquin/tepin type chiles from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin the Rocoto, this variety has unusual black seeds which are very hard (like apple pips) and should...

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin the Rocoto, this variety has unusual black seeds which are very hard (like apple pips) and should...

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Very Hot Manzano means 'apple' which describes the appearence of the fruits - like small apples. Like its cousin the Rocoto, this variety has unusual black seeds which are very hard (like apple pips) and should...

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Sweet

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 both fresh and dry. Conical in shape and...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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. Mora has a sweet smoke flavor with...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 replace chipotles in a recipe.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 cooking, along with the Ancho and Pasilla...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 shoulders and taper to a point and mature from a dark...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 green before ripening to to a dark chocolate...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium

Species Annuum Origin Mexico 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 that grow erect on the plant. They...