These peppers might look small, but they certainly make up for size when it comes to flavour! One bushy plant will give you a non-stop summer crop of literally hundreds of mini, extremely hot peppers. (Capsicum annuum)
Officially recognised as the world's hottest chilli pepper, measured at just over one million scoville heat units (SHU). Extensively cultivated in Assam region of India. Best grown in a container under glass as needs a long growing season. Fruits pale lime green turning an orangey red. Use sparingly and with care
Bred for growing on a windowsill or in patio containers. Chili Pepper Demon Red produces attractive, very dwarf plants, for edible and ornamental use. The flowers and upward pointing fruits of Chili Pepper Demon Red start green and turn bright red, are produced throughout the season. Prolific yields throughout the season, indoors or outside
The dwarf, compact plants of Sweet Pepper Gourmet produce a huge crop of stunning bright orange, blocky shaped fruits. Ideal for containers on a sunny patio. Early to ripen, Sweet Pepper Gourmet crops throughout a long season and was awarded an RHS AGM for outstanding garden performance. Suitable for growing in a greenhouse or outdoors. Fruits green turning orange. Flavour guide: Sweet and crunchy
Compact 50cm (20in) tall, dwarf plants, ideal for growing in containers, in the greenhouse or on a sunny patio outdoors. Sweet Pepper Mohawk produces a huge crop of small, block-shaped green fruits which ripen to a bright yellow, standing out amongst the glossy dark-green leaves. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
Thanks to Columbus who is credited with discovering the cayenne pepper, gardeners and cooks can enjoy the pleasure of this mixture containing red, yellow and orange. Beautifully ornamental and offering a 'mind blowinghot flavour experience. Most suitable for greenhouse culture. (Capsicum annuum)
Chili Pepper Joe's Long produces unbelievably long, slender, cayenne-style fruits with strong pungency, excellent for hot sauces or for drying to make powders. Fruits ripen dark bottle-green to red. High yielding, Chili Pepper Joe's Long produces fruits up to 25cm (10 inches) long. Bushy plants for indoor or outdoor growing
The Pizza Pepper. An earlier ripening Jalapeno with longer, slightly tapered, 9cm (3.5in) fruits. Traditionally the fruits are picked green, but can be left to ripen red. The unusual 'scarredskin of Jalapeno Summer Heat is a desired trait of Mexican Jalapenos. Jalapeno Rocky is suitable for growing in a greenhouse or outdoors. Prefers a moist, rich, well drained soil in warm conditions. Flavour guide: Hot pungency. Ideal for Pizzas
Hungarian Hot Wax hybrid, Chili Pepper Inferno produces an early bumper crops over a long season on compact plants. Fruits are large, smooth skinned, pale lime green turning red. Chili Pepper Inferno is ideal for roasting and frying
An original, hand-blended selection of hybrids, Sweet Pepper Summer Salad comprises black, yellow, green and orange fruited types. Chosen to ensure heavy yield of thick and thin walled varieties for stuffing, frying but primarily highly coloured salads
Chili Pepper Tropical Heat is a tantalising mix of Caribbean Habenero red and orange plus the yellow and red Scotch Bonnets. All fruits are green prior to ripening and have a very hot, fiery pungency at maturity
A compact, bushy, early ripening variety, Chili Pepper Cheyenne grows to a height of 45cm (18in). Ideal grown in growbags or containers, making an attractive feature on the patio. Chili Pepper Cheyenne produces masses of medium sized green, turning orange fruits throughout the summer