Beyond Bell Peppers: 15 of the Latest Varieties

Posted by Carol Miller|March 20, 2019

Compare these varieties’ disease packages and production strengths to find the right one for you.

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Aji Rico from PanAmerican Seed

Type: Specialty hot pepper
Size: 3 to 4 inches long; 1.25 to 1.75 inches wide
Color: Green to red
Days to maturity: 70 to 75 to full ripeness; 50 to 55 to green
Other: ‘Aji Rico’ is an All-America Selections winner. It’s a unique hybrid hot pepper with more vigor, higher yield and earlier ripening than open-pollinated heirlooms. Best in-ground. Large indeterminate plants.

PanAmSeed.com
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Alteño from Sakata Seed America

Type: Poblano
Weight: 4.5 to 5.5 ounces
Color: Dark green to red
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to Phytophthora capsici (Pc)
Days to maturity: 80 to 85
Regions: Adapted for long cycle production in the highland areas
Other: Extra-large fruited poblano. Good and heavy fruit with very good fresh to dry weight ratio. High yield potential, good setting ability, and good vigor.

SakataVegetables.com
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Arango from Sakata Seed America

Type: Jalapeno
Disease package: High resistance to bacterial spot caused by the specified races of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv: 0-3, 7-8); Intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
Days to maturity: 65 to 70
Other: Small-to-medium sized jalapeno suited for whole can processing, slices, halves, dices and nacho rings. Early maturity allows for multiple harvests. Good vigor and continuous setting ability.

SakataVegetables.com
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Becan from Seminis and Rupp Seeds

Type: Santa Fe grande
Color: Pale yellow to read
Disease package: Pc
Regions: Eastern U.S.
Other: Used mainly for stuffing. Phytopthora-tolerant conversion of 'Rio de Oro.'

Seminis-US.com; RuppSeeds.com
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Dragon Grilling F1 from Seeds by Design

Type: Shisito/Padron
Size: 2 to 3 inches
Color: Light green
Days to maturity: 80
Regions: All U.S.
Other: Excellent for pan frying.

SeedsByDesign.com
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El Senor from U.S. Agriseeds and Stokes Seeds, Inc.

Type: Cayenne hot
Color: Dark red
Days to maturity: 70
Regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest
Other: Pungent. Great flavor. Long, cylindrical shape. Turns medium green to dark red.

Voloagri.com; StokeSeeds.com
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GVS 42398 F1 from Golden Valley Seed

Type: Jalapeno
Size: 2 to 3 inches long
Color: Green to red
Scoville rating: 2,500 to 4,000
Disease package: Potato virus Y (PVY), tobacco etch virus (TEV), and Tobamo virus pathotype (Tm)
Days to maturity: 70 to 80
Regions: South of 40˚ latitude
Other: Great for both processing and fresh markets. The peppers are very uniform, the fruit is cylindrical and blunt in shape.

GoldenValleySeed.com
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Hildalgo from Siegers Seed Co.

Type: Hybrid hot poblano/ancho pepper
Color: Green to red
Size: 6.5 inches by 3.25 inches
Scoville Rating: 800
Days to maturity: Mid season
Other: Nice large size, bred for harvest periods in high temperatures. High percentage of two vein fruits, maturity for mulato market.

Siegers.com
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Hitman from Enza Zaden

Type: Ancho/poblano
Disease package: High resistance to Tm, 0
Regions: All U.S.
Other: 'Hitman' is an open field poblano pepper that has an attractive dark green, glossy color. The well covered plant provides protection for the fruit from the sun and produces high yields of uniformly large, dark green fruit.

EnzaZaden.us
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Mini Belle Blend from Terra Organics

Type: Snacking/mini bells
Size: 1-inch mini fruits
Color: Red, brown, orange, and yellow
Days to maturity: 90
Other: Tasty, sweet mini bell blend

TerraOrganics.com
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Primero Red from PanAmerican Seed

Type: Habanero
Size: 2.75 to 3.5 inches in length; 1.25 to 1.5 inches in width
Color: Green to bright red
Days to maturity: 75 to 80 to fully ripe; 60 to 65 to green
Regions: All U.S.
Other: One of the earliest ripening habaneros on the market with fruit ready to harvest as early as bell peppers. Produces huge yields with just about one-third the heat. Best in containers or in-ground.

PanAmSeed.com
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Spitfire from Seminis and Rupp Seeds

Type: Anaheim
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Pc
Days to maturity: 75
Regions: Eastern U.S.
Other: Only known Anaheim with phytopthora resistance. It has large fruit size.

Seminis-US.com; RuppSeeds.com
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Stoked from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds, LLC, Harris Seeds, and Twilley Seed

Type: Hybrid hot wax pepper (banana pepper)
Size: 5.5 by 1.5 inches
Color: Light yellow to orange red
Disease package: High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), PVY
Days to maturity: 60
Regions: Widely adapted
Other: Very smooth, attractive fruit; high yield potential; vigorous plants

AbbottCobb.com; HarrisSeeds.com; TwilleySeed.com
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Teniente from Enza Zaden

Type: Jalapeno
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to Xcv, 1-4 and PVY, 0
Regions: All U.S.
Other: 'Teniente' joins Enza Zaden’s jalapeno assortment as a pepper that’s positioned for growers looking for a compact to medium sized plant with a good canopy and concentrated fruit set. 'Teniente' stands out with its uniform green color and high resistance to cracking.

EnzaZaden.us
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Tzotzil from Seminis and Rispens Seeds

Type: Hybrid jalepeno
Size: 4.3 inches long by 1.75 inches wide
Color: Medium dark green to red
Disease package: High resistance to PVY and nematodes (Mi/Ma/Mj). Intermediate resistance to Pc
Days to maturity: 64 from transplant
Regions: Midwest and Northeast
Other: Large fruit size and outstanding yield potential.

Seminis-US.com; RispensSeeds.com