Rare Chilli Seeds – Part 1

Most people have heard of chilli peppers such as Habaneros, Jalapenos or Cayenne. But how about growing rarer but equally fantastic chilli peppers? At the Devil’s Garden we have a great selection of chilli seeds for you to choose from:

The spicy and sweet Hungarian Yellow Wax is famous for its amazing yields. The smooth and waxy yellow chilli peppers are 5 to 8 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide with a sweet flesh which tapers to a blunt tip. Delightful to the eye, these prolific chillies are great for stuffing and pickling but we just love them as they are in a nice salad or with chicken.

The fresno plant with attractive white flowers produces heavy crops of 2-3 inches long conical fruits which can be used green or when ripening to red. Fresno Chilli Peppers are similar to jalapenos but a tad less meaty and with a thinner skin and a medium heat that makes them ideal for various types of salsas. Drying or reducing to powder is not recommended though.

The Anaheim chilli pepper plant grows up to 10 inches long and 2 inches wide. Anaheim peppers are very popular in Mexican cuisine and are at their best harvested during summer when still green although they are also lovely when fully ripe and red. It’s a great chilli to have for making a fresh salsa but is also commonly used roasted in the oven stuffed with cheese or fried.

The NuMex Joe E Parker chilli pepper is similar to its Anaheim cousin, with thicker walls, more flesh and generally longer bodied. The Joe E Parker turns from green to red quickly and is so prolific that Mexicans use it to make decorative wreaths. In terms of flavour, the NuMex Joe E Parker chilli pepper is deeply satisfying, with a thick, crisp and fresh texture and is great used in salads or sprinkled on your meal just after serving.

The Red Cherry chilli pepper as you can imagine is called as such due to their striking resemblance to the actual fruit. But don’t go thinking that they are above suspicion! Although quite sweet these chilli peppers really pack a punch! They are not great dried because of their thick flesh but are absolutely fantastic pickled or chopped up and served with sandwiches and salads. The plant itself produces numerous pods over a season with a harvest roughly 80 days after potting on.

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