17 Pepper Varieties You’ll Want to Grow
Compare these peppers’ disease resistances, regions, and other features to find the right one for you.
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Autry from Seminis and Rupp Seeds
Type: Bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Black leaf spot (BLS) 0-10
Days to maturity: 75
Region(s): Eastern U.S.
Other: Exceptional color and uniformity; high yields of ideally shaped fruit. -
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Chianti F1 from Terra Organics
Type: Sweet bell
Color: Green to red
Days to maturity: 70
Region(s): All U.S.
Other: Early, blocky, red bell from organic seed -
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DiCaprio from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Type: Bell pepper
Color: Green to yellow
Disease package: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) 0-3; Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
Days to maturity: 80
Region(s): Eastern U.S.
Other: New variety for high tunnel or unheated greenhouse production. -
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Everman F1 from HM.Clause and Harris Seeds
Type: Jalapeño
Color: Green to red
Disease package: BLS
Days to maturity: 75
Region(s): All U.S.
Other: 'Everman F1' is an extra-large, thick-walled jalapeño with excellent weight and shelf life. Its attractive fruit are shiny, deep green with almost no cracking. Vigorous plants have continuous set. -
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Gialte from Enza Zaden
Type: Blocky bell
Color: Yellow
Disease package: High resistance to tobamovirus (Tm) 0-3
Region(s): Greenhouse production in Canada, U.S., and Mexico
Other: ‘Gialte’ is a strong, generative yellow blocky variety with a very high quality throughout the season. It is known for a very good consistent color and high production. ‘Gialte’ can be grown in many different climate areas and growing systems. -
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Green Flash from United Genetics and Clifton Seed Company
Type: Sweet bell
Color: Dark green
Disease package: Bacterial spot (Xcv) 1-10; Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
Days to maturity: Midseason
Region(s): Southeast U.S.
Other: Produces high, marketable yields of large to extra-large peppers; strong plant structure with excellent foliage. -
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GVS 43109 F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Type: Lamuyo
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Bacterial spot, potato virus Y (PVY), and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
Days to maturity: 71 to 76 from transplant
Region(s): Southwest U.S.
Other: This widely adapted variety is suitable for fresh market and processing. It can be grown indoors as well as outdoors on stakes. 'GVS 43109 F1' is an elongated Lamuyo type, elongated square bell shape with three to four lobes and is flesh color green turning to red at maturity. Approximate fruit size is 15 to 18 cm in length with a diameter of 11 cm. -
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Lola from Sakata Seed America
Type: Sweet banana pepper
Color: Light yellow to bright red
Disease package: High resistance to Xcv 0-3, 7-8; Intermediate resistance to TSWV
Days to maturity: 60 to 70 from transplant
Region(s): Production areas where bacterial leaf spot and/or TSWV are concerns.
Other: Early maturity; high yield potential; medium strong, and vigorous plants with good cover; for both fresh market and processing. -
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Mariner from Clifton Seed Company
Type: Sweet bell pepper
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Xcv 1-10; TSWV
Days to maturity: Early season
Region(s): Southeast U.S.
Other: Continuous fruit set allows multiple harvests. Top quality fruit produces consistent, large percentage of extra-large fruits. -
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Merlot F1 from Seeds by Design
Type: Sweet bell
Color: Green to purple
Days to maturity: 68 to 70
Region(s): All U.S.
Other: Early with excellent dark-purple color. -
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Orbit from Enza Zaden
Type: Blocky bell
Color: Orange
Disease package: High resistance to tobamovirus (Tm) 0-3
Region(s): Greenhouse — Canada, USA, Mexico
Other: ‘Orbit,’ a newly introduced orange, blocky bell pepper with a vigorous plant habit and high yields is adaptable in early and late sowings and productive throughout the season, according to recent trials in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. This exciting addition offers greenhouse growers a versatile and high-quality orange pepper with impressive shelf-life that will nicely round out their assortment. -
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Ringleader from Abbott & Cobb (c/o Syngenta Seeds, LLC) and Burpee Seeds
Type: Jalapeño
Color: Dark green
Disease package: BLS 1-5
Days to maturity: Main season
Region(s): California, Midwest, and Eastern U.S.
Other: Easy to de-stem, very mild heat; 1,000 to 2,000 SHU; uniform fruit; excellent set. -
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Samurai S10 from Sakata Seed America
Type: Bell pepper for field production
Color: Green to red
Disease package: High resistance to TMV 0; Intermediate resistance to Xcv 0-10
Days to maturity: 70 to 75 from transplant
Region(s): Well suited for production areas where bacterial spot is a concern.
Other: High yields of good-quality, extra-large fruit. Mid-strong, vigorous plants with good setting ability. -
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SSC 1 from Siegers Seed Co.
Type: Hybrid sweet bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to TSWV and Xcv
Days to maturity: 70 to 75
Other: Consistent sets of large shiny fruit with thick walls. Excellent yield and great disease package. Out performs the competition every time. -
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Standout from Syngenta
Type: Blocky bell
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to black leaf speck 1-10 and TMV; Intermediate resistance to TSWV
Region(s): Southeastern U.S.
Other: Dark, glossy-green, anthocyanin-less fruits; Uniformly shaped, extra-large to jumbo; High quality for place pack segment; Performs well even in extreme heat and includes a stacked disease resistance package for low-risk production -
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Sweet Sunset F1 from Seminis and Harris Seeds
Type: Banana
Color: Yellow to red
Disease package: XCV 0-3, 7, 8
Days to maturity: 85
Region(s): All U.S.
Other: A hybrid sweet banana pepper that is vigorous and sets high yields of sweet, tapered fruit on upright, compact plants.HarrisSeeds.com; Seminis-US.com
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Trirosso, Triyellow, Triora from Rijk Zwaan
Type: Sweet mini pepper
Color: Red, yellow, and orange
Disease package: Tm 2
Other: Yield is 35 pounds per square yard in protected, heated greenhouse environments; 80 gram (or 0.18 pounds) average
fruit weight.
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Autry from Seminis and Rupp Seeds
Chianti F1 from Terra Organics
DiCaprio from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Everman F1 from HM.Clause and Harris Seeds
Gialte from Enza Zaden
Green Flash from United Genetics and Clifton Seed Company
GVS 43109 F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Lola from Sakata Seed America
Mariner from Clifton Seed Company
Merlot F1 from Seeds by Design
Orbit from Enza Zaden
Ringleader from Abbott & Cobb (c/o Syngenta Seeds, LLC) and Burpee Seeds
Samurai S10 from Sakata Seed America
SSC 1 from Siegers Seed Co.
Standout from Syngenta
Sweet Sunset F1 from Seminis and Harris Seeds
Trirosso, Triyellow, Triora from Rijk Zwaan
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.