Pepper Variety Comparison VARIETY DAYS TO TYPE Scoville COMMENTS MATURE Anaheim Chili 75 Hot 500-2500 Medium sized chile to 6-10", often used when green, & one of the most common Baby Mini Bell Mix 60 Sweet 0 Mix of Baby Bells, green turning red, yellow, chocolate. 3-lobe, Thick flesh. 1-2" fruits. Banana Supreme 65 Sweet 0 Light yellow fruit turns brilliant red when ripe. Heavy producer. Big Bertha 72 Sweet 0 7" long glossy green bells, thick-walled, firm, and utterly delicious raw or cooked. Blushing Beauty 72 Sweet 0 AAS Winner! Tremendous yields of beautiful 4"x4" sweet bell peppers Chocolate Beauty 70 Sweet 0 Produces good yields of rich chocolate brown fruits. Salads, stuffing, or cooking. California Wonder 75 Sweet 0 Heirloom. The standard bell pepper. Consistently produces 3" X 4", 4-lobed fruit. Carolina Reaper 70-90 Hot 1,500,000-2,200,000 HOTTEST pepper Nov. 2013. Fruity sweet, chocolate, cinnamon undertones Cayenetta 79 Hot 10,000-20,000 AAS Winner! Perfect patio plant, mildly spicy chili, heat tolerant, high yield, great flavor Cayenne 75 Hot 3500-5000 Long thick flesh used for drying. Adds spice to your life! Cherry Bomb 75 Hot 10,000-15,000 50% more yield. Turns red when mature. Best for pickling. Cubanelle 75 Sweet 0 Light green to yellow with a sweet mild flavor, an elogated bell pepper. Garden Salsa 73 Hot 3000-4000 The Best for Salsa and Sauces! Mild Heat with Zingy Flavor! Pick when green. Ghost - Bhut Jolokia 95 Hot 800,000-1,001,304 HOTTEST pepper winner. Matures light green to orange to red. Giant Marconi 72 Sweet 0 AAS Winner! Turns red when mature. Best for salads, stir fry, roasting, or stuffing. Golden Summer 70 Sweet 0 Good yields of 4" x 4" fruits. Start out lime-green, then mature to sunny gold. Gypsy 65 Sweet 0 Turns from green-orange to vibrant scarlet-orange. Super sweet Habanero Chili 95 Hot 150,000-300,000 Despite its fiery heat it's also known for it's great fruity and almost citrus like flavor. Habanero Red 85 Hot 150,000-300,000 Bright red version of the Habanero, it's super hot! Hungarian Yellow Wax 70 Hot 2000-4000 Canary yellow, then bright red at maturity. 6-8" x 2". Good for pickling Jalapeno 75 Hot 3000-6000 Deep green maturing to red. Very well know for it's heat! Mariachi 85 Hot 500-600 AAS Winner! Turns from creamy white to red when mature. Great fresh, pickled or stuffed. North Star 70 Sweet 0 Good yields of 4"x3 ½" sweet fruits. Turn from green to bright red when mature. Orange Sun 80 Sweet 0 Good yield of 5" orange bell peppers. Great for salads, stir fry, and gourmet dishes Pepperoncini 75 Mild 100-500 Classic Greek deli pepper. Turns green to yellow to red. Harvest yellow for pickling. Poblano 75 Hot 1000-2000 Used in sauces, & salsas. Remove the veins and seeds to reduce the heat Purple Beauty 70 Sweet 0 Purple bell when mature. Great for salads, stuffing, gourmet dishes. Red Beauty 68 Sweet 0 Turn from green to red when mature. Excellent for salads, stuffing, gourmet dishes. Scorpion, Moruga 90-120 Hot 1,200,000-2,009,231 HOTTEST pepper winner. Fruit-like sweet hot flavor. Serrano Chili 75 Hot 5000-23,000 Smaller version of the jalapeno. Perfect for salsas, sauces, relishes, and more. Sheepnose 75 Mild 100-500 Ohio heirloom, cheese pimento, thick juicy flesh, flavorful, great canned, long keeper Super Chili 85 Hot 40,000-50,000 AAS Winner! Turns from light green to red when mature. Three times the yield! Sweet Cherry 75 Sweet 0 Turns red when mature. Excellent for salads, pickling, and garnishes Tabasco 80 Hot 30,000-50,000 Tall plants produce very high yields of small, thin-skinned hot peppers. What is a Scoville? It is a scale developed for use as a guide in determining the heat levels in peppers. The test officially measures the pungency level of a given pepper based on the amount of capsaicin present. The greater the number of Scoville heat units (SHU), the hotter the pepper! Pure capsaicin measures 16,000,000 SHU..