Types of Hot Peppers

May 11, 2020

There are a ton of different types of hot peppers! Sandia Seed is all about chile peppers, and we carry seeds for over 101 types of peppers from around the world. Try growing a new type of hot pepper this year! We add new varieties each season, so you can grow peppers of the world in your garden!

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or somewhere in-between?
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we carry in one place on our online seed catalog »

Technically, all peppers are part of the genus Capsicum, which includes the full range of peppers including super hot peppers like the Carolina Reaper as well as sweet peppers such as the Bell Pepper. We like all chile peppers, both sweet, mild and super spicy. They all have their various uses, whether it be to add depth and flavor to dishes or for fiery salsa recipes or chile stews. For ideas, view all of our favorite pepper recipes »

Here is a list of all of our
types of hot peppers we carry:

HOT PEPPERS

Aji Amarillo

Aji Limo / Lemon Drop

Bishop Crown

Cayenne Las Cruces NuMex

Hot Hungarian Wax Pepper

Santa Fe Grande

REALLY HOT PEPPERS
Datil
Devils Tongue
Fatalii
Chocolate Habanero
Orange Habanero
Peruvian White Habanero
Red Habanero
Jamaican Hot Chocolate Habanero
Malagueta
Scotch Bonnet Yellow
Scotch Bonnet Orange
Tabasco
Thai Hot Pepper

SUPER HOT PEPPERS
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
Bhut Jolokia Red Ghost Pepper
Bhut Jolokia White
Bhut Jolokia Yellow
Carolina Reaper
Carolina Reaper - Yellow
Tombstone Ghost Pepper
Trinidad Douglah/Chocolate 7 Pot
Trinidad Scorpion
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow
Trinidad 7 Pot Primo
Trinidad 7 Pot/7 Pod Red Giant
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Yellow Brain Strain

NEW MEXICAN POD TYPE PEPPERS
Anaheim
Big Jim Legacy
Big Jim NuMex
Chimayo

Dynamite Green Chile - XXHot!

Espanola Improved NuMex
Hatch Green Hot - DoubleCross
Hatch Green Medium - Big Jim
Hatch Green Mild - NM 6-4

Hatch Green Chile - Guizeppi (mild!)
Hatch Green XHot - Rattlesnake
Hatch Green XHot - Barker's Hot
Hatch Green XHot Lumbre
Hatch Red Hot - Sandia Hot
Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker
Hatch Red XHot - Ms. Junie
Heritage 6-4 NuMex
Sandia Select NuMex

MEXICAN PEPPERS
Cascabel
Chile de Arbol
Guajillo
Manzano / Orange Rocoto
Mulato Isleno - Chocolate Poblano
Pasilla Bajio
Pequin Bird Pepper
Poblano
Puya / Pulla
Serrano NuMex Cajohn's
Serrano Tampiqueno
Tepin / Chiletepin

JALAPENOS
Early Jalapeño
Jalapeño Lemon Spice NuMex
Jalapeño M
Jalapeño Orange Spice NuMex
Jalapeño TAM
Jalapeño Traveler

Jalmundo NuMex

SIMILAR TO JALAPENOS
Fresno
Mirasol
Santa Fe Grande

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If you like sweet too, we also have a great selection of types of sweet and mild peppers:

SWEET PEPPERS
Bell Pepper - Cal Wonder Golden
Bell Pepper - Cal Wonder Green
Mini Orange Lunchbox Bell Pepper
Bell Purple Beauty
Bell Sweet Chocolate - our earliest pepper!
Cubanelle
Fushimi
Red Marconi
Jimmy Nardello

NuMex Trick or Treat Habanero (no heat!)
Padron
Pimento
Sheepnose Pimento Peppers
Shishito
Habanada No-Heat Habanero

Corno Di Toro Giallo Yellow Bull Horn Pepper

MILD PEPPERS

Beaver Dam

Paprika

Alma Paprika

Pepperoncini Golden Greek

Piquillo

Red Cherry Hot

Sweet Banana

Sweet Hungarian Wax

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from 1305 reviews

Fantastic! I will be ordering from Sandiaseed from now on.

Germination for nearly all of my varieties was 3-5 days (95% - 100% success rate). My varieties include: Red Ghost, Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, Devils Tongue, Cayenne Ring of Fire, Habenero Red, Yellow Jamaican, Paprika Numex, and Bolivian Rainbow. Another thing that I really appreciated is that each packet seemed to contain 20% more seeds than indicated (each 10 seed pack contained 12 seeds) - Not sure if that is standard but it was a nice bonus.

S.W.W - Colorado Springs, CO

04/18/2025

Sandia Seed Company

SUN GOLD'S NEVER MAKE IT INSIDE!

One of the best cherry tomatoes you'll ever eat!

TomatoTim

04/16/2025

Sun Gold F1 Tomato Seeds

I grow these for habanero hot sauce

I've found that when you combine roasted carrots, habaneros, lime juice and garlic, it will make the best hot sauce of your life. I think it's the sweetness and depth of the carrots that make the sauce even better, and pairs perfectly with the habanero heat. I got the inspiration from one of my favorite store-bought hot sauces, Marie Sharp's Habanero hot sauce. Sometimes I add some of your Chef's orange tomatoes too to make more of it, and they also give more flavor to the hot sauce and help tame the heat a bit. I grow these in my garden every year along with your orange habaneros, orange tomatoes and other hot peppers and veggies. Very reliable.

Ralph B.

03/21/2025

Carrot - Danvers Seeds

Like flowers!

These fabulous peppers added lots of color to our patio pots. So pretty in multiple colors, plus you can pick them and add to salsa for a nice spicy kick. These are fun in any ornamental edible garden.

Gabriella

02/10/2025

Bolivian Rainbow Pepper Seeds

Made really tasty hot pepper flakes

We let these hang dry, then ground them up – they made the tastiest pepper flakes. They have a nice kick, but good flavor too. Easy to grow plants, pretty peppers.

Garet

Aleppo Pepper Seeds - ON SALE

Our family's favorite chile!

Great seeds, good germination, plants grow quickly and produce lots of pods for roasting. Great flavor and just the right amount of spice. We grow these every year in our garden in Utah.

Andy

01/27/2025

Hatch Green Medium - Big Jim Chile Seeds

My favorite

These are so beautiful, tasty, and meaty. They make a great pico-de-gallo!

Donna

01/24/2025

Black Krim Tomato Seeds

Huge!

These were so big, one tomato can make a nice big bowl of salsa. They do have amazing flavor and color.

Carole

Brandywine Yellow Tomato Seeds

Delicious and productive

These were so tasty and very productive. Great for salsa.

Susan

Amana Orange Tomato Seeds - ON SALE

Great purple Cherokees

I tried these purple Cherokee seeds on 2024. This is the first time growing these purple Cherokees and were amazed at the ease of germination and taste

Adam Baggs

01/15/2025

Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds

Great germination rate!

These germinated in two days. I started them in midsummer and they fruited by late fall in my zone 10b garden and are overwintering just fine. I’ll have more to harvest by late spring. I made my red sauce for pozole for Christmas with my harvest!

Greg

Guajillo Chile Seeds

Big Jim Chiles

Big Chiles with just enough heat to add to green enchilada's. The flavor after roasting is fantastic. Since green chile roasting is not a local thing in Eastern Washington we us a weed burner. The smell of roasting peppers is heavenly.

D.Thompson

Big Jim Legacy Pepper Seeds

Pueblo Chili

My favorite green chili to grow. Plenty of heat and after roasting sit perfectly on a hamburger. Also my wonderful wife makes Puelo Chili jam that is a real crowd pleaser

Mirasol Mosco Pueblo Chile Seeds

Beautiful and spicy

I was looking for a spicier New Mexico red chile and this was awesome! It is a beautiful looking pepper and the taste is superb.

Erica Martinez

Hatch Red X Hot - Ms. Junie Chile Seeds

Big Jim!

Very productive plants even up here in New England!

Greg M

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