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Pepper Palate

25 May, 2022
Pepper Palate - All-America Selections
Pepper Palate - All-America Selections

Beyond the bell pepper…

Your taste buds will thank you when you broaden your pepper palate with these amazing AAS Winners. These peppers are easy-to-grow and so flavorful you’re sure to find a few new favorites!

Contain Your Capsaicin

These AAS Winning peppers are perfect for containers. Put them on your balcony or patio to get your capsaicin (the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy) fix.

AAS Winner Pepper Quickfire produces plenty of hot delicious peppers on a compact, sturdy plant perfect for containers

Pepper Quickfire F1

Mighty, strong, hot, and quick! What more might one want in a hot Thai-type pepper? Quickfire peppers produce plenty of hot delicious fruits on a compact, sturdy plant that is perfect for container gardening. No staking is required. This pepper has tremendous ornamental value but was bred for its taste and yield. Culinary gardeners will definitely want to give this gem a try in their Thai and other Southeast Asian dishes where a little heat and kick give the meal some quickfire!

Pepper Pot-a-peno - AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner

Pepper Pot-a-peno F1

Pot-a-peno is a fun new jalapeno pepper with a compact habit perfect for growing in containers and hanging baskets. Plentiful small, green jalapeño fruits have a traditional spicy zip that is great in any dish where you want a little punch of spice. Simply leave the fruit on the vine a few extra weeks and they will ripen to red for a sweet, spicy flavor. A unique trait of Pot-a-peno is how the fruit hangs down beneath the plant making it very easy to harvest without damaging the appearance or productivity of the plant. A dense foliage canopy makes for an attractive addition to your patio or balcony garden.

Can you “Bell-ieve” It?

Bell peppers aren’t just red or green, so grow the rainbow!

Pepper Dragonfly - All-America Selections Winner

Pepper Dragonfly F1

Dragonfly pepper plants produce beautiful purple peppers that have thick, sweet walls, unlike the thin papery walls of other purples on the market. Similar to the beloved dragonfly that flits around your garden, this pepper transforms itself from a green pepper into a purple fruit that is as delicious at the green stage of maturity as it is when fully purple and mature. Overall, it’s a much better purple color than comparisons with above average, robust pepper flavor. Fruits are held high on the plant, keeping them from the soil. The 4-lobed fruits do not fade and if left on the vine, turn a beautiful, bright red color.

Pepper Orange Blaze

Pepper Orange Blaze F1

Although colored peppers can be difficult to grow, the AAS Winner Orange Blaze F1 solves that problem. This variety proved itself a winner in AAS Trial Grounds across North America due to early maturity, sweet flavor, and disease resistance. It matured to a beautiful orange color earlier than the comparisons. Expect a very sweet flavor at full orange color about 65-70 days from transplant. Orange Blaze F1 produces 3 to 4-inch long fruits about 1 1/2 inches wide with 2-3 lobes. High resistance to diseases Xcv 0-3, 7, 8 -Bacterial Leaf Spot and Tm Po- Tobamovirus ensure a larger harvest.

Have You “Red” the News?

These red hot chili peppers will delight you with their flavor.

Pepper Buffy - AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner

Pepper Buffy F1

“I dig this fiery little pepper!” says one judge. “I have nothing negative to say about this variety,” exclaims another. This Buffy will do right by you by producing a good yield of juicy, thick-walled green to red fruits on strong, healthy upright plants. Buffy’s fruits are more attractive than the comparisons as well as slightly larger making them perfect for flavorful sport peppers but also for use in other applications. The peppers are held high on the plant adding ornamental value to the garden. In summary, Buffy deserves its moment of recognition and deserves a place in your garden.

Pepper cayenne Red Ember - 2018 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner

Pepper Red Ember F1

Add some spice to your life with this new cayenne pepper named Red Ember F1! This new AAS pepper Winner won over judges by being earlier to mature than the comparison varieties. Early maturity is an important feature for gardeners who live in climates with a shorter growing season. Red Ember produces a large number of rounded end fruits on durable, medium-sized plants. Judges described the thick-walled fruits as spicy, but tastier than the traditional cayenne, with just enough pungency for interest. Use this new cayenne pepper for a multitude of purposes and throughout the seasons.

Well, “Yellow” There!

Brighten your day with these sunny yellow pepper. 

Pepper Mama Mia Giallo F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner Very early maturing yellow sweet Italian pepper.

Pepper Mama Mia Giallo F1

Very early maturing yellow sweet Italian pepper. Long tapered fruits with easy to remove skin. A nice sweet flavor that is excellent either fresh, grilled or roasted. Bright yellow/gold fruit are pendant on sturdy dark green bushy plants with excellent coverage from sunburn. The somewhat compact 24″ plant takes up less space and offers disease tolerance to Tobacco mosaic virus.

Pepper Cornito Giallo F1 2016 AAS Vegetable Award Winner “DOUBLE YUM” was one judge’s response to our new AAS Winner Cornito Giallo F1 pepper, “The flavor on this one is totally a winner!”

Pepper Cornito Giallo F1

“DOUBLE YUM” was one judge’s response to our new AAS Winner Cornito Giallo F1 pepper, “The flavor on this one is totally a winner!”  Starting as small green fruits, this AAS Winner develops into bright yellow jewels with a delicious sweet and fruity flavor.  The peppers themselves are plentiful and durable, yet easy to eat fresh. Being an early bloomer, you will be able to enjoy these peppers throughout the growing season and well into the fall.  Plant Cornito Giallo F1 in your garden this year and you can join our judges in exclaiming “YUM!”

So “Mini” to Choose From!

Hot or sweet we got you covered. Small in size but big in flavor, these mini peppers pack a punch!

Pepper Chili Pie - 2017 AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner

Pepper Chili Pie F1

A unique miniature Bell Pepper that is mildly hot when fruits turn red. These peppers are compact, easy to grow and adapt well to a container or small garden planting. Another plus is their dark green foliage and ability to set fruit even under hot humid conditions. Each plant yields 25 to 30 fruit and can be eaten fresh or cooked. “A word to the wise,” cautioned one judge, “plant these opposite sides of your garden from your sweet bells – I only absentmindedly confused the two once!”

Pepper Sweetie Pie F1 - 2017 AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner

Pepper Sweetie Pie F1

A miniature bell pepper that is easy to grow with excellent fruit set even under hot and humid conditions. An attractive plant that is well-adapted to a container and small garden growing. Fruits can be harvested 60 to 70 days from transplanting either in green or red. These small 3 oz cuties are 2.5 inches x 3 inches in size and are thick-walled, sweet and flavorful. These peppers can be eaten fresh, grilled, stir-fried or stuffed. The possibilities are endless. As one judge said, “A cute way to introduce bell peppers to kids.”

Learn more about peppers at Ask the experts about Peppers and How and Which Ones to Grow in Your Garden Webinar

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