Mexico Chilli Peppers

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown Named after a river in norhern Veracruz, this chile is a cultivated variety of Serrano grown in Mexico.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown A cultivated variety of Jalapeno grown in Mexico

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild Pasilla means 'little raisin' in Spanish, referring to the dark brown, wrinkled, dried pod. Called 'chilaca' when fresh, it adds character to rich complex flavour of enchilada, mole sauce and salsas. Plants grow 2...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild When fresh, this pepper is called 'Chilaca' it is also known as 'Chile Negro' or Mexican Negro. These 8 to 10 inch long cylindrical peppers are thin walled and start off dark green before ripening to dark brown...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium An Hispanic heirloom grown in Patagonia, AZ. The cone-shaped chiles stand up on the plants, and are yellow with some purple mottling, ripening to orange then red. Used to make a thin hot sauce by blending with...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Very HotPequin is a wild 'bird pepper. There are two 'types' of pequins, one called chiltepin which is tiny and round and the more oval shaped ones called chilipiquin. Chile Pequin is the Nahautl language word corrupted...

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown 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

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species: Frutescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

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

Species: Baccatum | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot Means "Rooster's beak" A salsa chile from Mexico. Hot, with heat that builds in the mouth over time. 1/3" wide and 2.5" long.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild Translates to "Bird's beak" and originates from Yecora, Sonora, Mexico. The knobby fruit are often curved. Pods are almost 1" wide and 5-5½" long. Also known as 'Cola de Rata' (Rat tail). USDA accession number PI...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild From Puebla, this is one of the most common Mexican chiles. The chiles are heart shaped, about 4 inches long and 3inches wide.see Ancho (the dried form)

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium A debate rages as to whether this is a form of DeArbol, Guajillo or Mirasol. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium Popular in Mexican cuisine, this variety has pods that grow to about four inches in length, ripen from green to red and measure between 5000 - 8000 Scovilles. Similar to the Guajillo, but smaller and hotter...

Species: Rhomboideum | 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...

Species: Pubescens | Origin: Mexico | Heat: Hot C. pubescens; clear yellow-orange 2x1?" pendent, smooth fruits on 4'x4' plants with large, pubescent leaves; fruits meaty and hot.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium Serrano translated to English means 'from the mountains', after the mountain ridges of Puebla and Hidalgo in Mexico from where it is thought to have orginated. These bullet shaped chiles grow up to 6cm long, are...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium A young immature pod shown here. Balin means 'bullet', a more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium This hybridised serrano variety boasts fruit that is twice the size and two to three weeks earlier than the original. This small bushy plant has the distinctive hairy leaves and is a prolific producer of...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot This is a beautiful purple-fruited version of Serrano. Peppers are a little longer than those of regular Serrano, but the same candle-flame shape. Instead of turning red at maturity, they become deep purple. Plants...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium There is a reason you see so many recipes for Mexican or hot food using Serrano Tampiqueno peppers -- they have a distinctive and unique hot flavor, excellent for many dishes. The plants are big, 2' to 3' wide and...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown This variety is more accurately part of the sub species Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum. Fruit conical, pungent, red, 1 cm diam., 2cm long.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown A tepin variety. A more detailed description is currently unavailable.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Extremely HotThis variety is more accurately part of the annuum var. glabriusculum species. These little gems are also called chiletepin, bird's eye or bird peppers. The are one of the hottest peppers available, some say...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium This is one of the Zapotec Indian peppers from Southern Oaxaca, Mexico. The immature peppers are more of an ivory color than pure white, turning yellow, peach, and finally red. The skin is tough so it would...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Hot This very tall variety (up to 6ft) originates from the Zapotec indians of Mexico.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium This is a hybridised Serrano variety from southern Mexico. This plant produces a concentrated set of 3in long by 0.5in wide cyclindrical peppers which mature from green to red approximately 65-70 days after...

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium Originally from Buenaventura, Chihuahua in Mexico, this variety produces 4-6in long pendant shaped pods which mature from green to a rich brownish-black.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Medium A cultivated variety of Serrano found in Mexico. Pods are about 2.5'' x 1" and are medium-dark green.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Unknown A pale green, cultivated Poblano variety grown in Mexico

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Sweet The name means 'wrinkled sweet old man'. Common in Mexico, the pods are 3 inches in length and 1 inch in width. Immature pods are green and mature pods are red.

Species Annuum Origin Mexico Heat Mild A fairly mild wax type chile grown in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, it is often used in salsas. Pod length is 4-5 inches by width of 3/4 inches.Sometimes called 'Blonde' it is usually yellow in colour