Pepper Guide for noobs like me

10 years ago

After taking part in Erics seed giveaway I realized I knew squat about pepper types. So I took the list of the give away thread plus some of my own pepper seeds and made myself a cheat sheet on the peppers available on it. In no way do I say this is 100% accurate but this is the info on what I could find on the net. May be helpful to any other noobs out there. Take this info with a grain of salt but maybe of some help. (Updated list to correct Chinese to Chinense)
Rey

PEPPER GENUS TYPE +/- SCOVILLE
Bell Pepper California Wonder ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Bell Pepper Chocolate Beauty ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Cayenne ANNUUM HOT 50,000.00
Jalapeno ANNUUM HOT 5,000.00
Mulato Isleno ANNUUM MILD 1,000.00
Pepperoncini Greek ANNUUM MILD 1,000.00
Prik Chi Faa ANNUUM ? ?
Scotch Bonnet Yellow CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
7 Pot Douglah CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,000,000.00
7 Pot Large CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,000,000.00
7 Pot Yellow CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,000,000.00
Aji Cito BACCATUM VERY HOT 100,000.00
Aji Limon BACCATUM HOT ?
Alma Paprika ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Austrian Lantern Red CHINENSE HOT 20,000.00
Belingrath Gardens ANNUUM HOT ?
Billy Goat CHINENSE VERY HOT ?
Bishop's Crown BACCATUM HOT 10,000.00
Bhut Red CHINENSE VERY HOT ?
Black Cuban ANNUUM HOT ?
Black Knight ANNUUM ? ?
Black Pearl ANNUUM HOT 30,000.00
Bonda Ma Jacques ANNUUM VERY HOT 250,000.00
Butch T CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,200,000.00
CAP 220 BACCATUM ? ?
Caribbean Red CHINENSE VERY HOT 350,000.00
Carolina Reaper CHINENSE SUPER HOT 2,000,000.00
Cascabel ANNUUM HOT 5,000.00
Chimayo ANNUUM MILD 1,000.00
Chinese Five Color ANNUUM HOT ?
Chinese Giant ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Chocolate Scorpion CHINENSE VERY HOT 800,000.00
Chocolate Scotch Bonnet CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Corno di Toro - Red CHINENSE SWEET 0.00
Corno di Toro - Yellow CHINENSE SWEET 0.00
Crunch Sweet Orange ? ? ?
Cumari PRAETERMISSIUM VERY HOT ?
Devil's Tongue Yellow CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Fatalii Yellow CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Fatalii Red CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Fish ANNUUM HOT 30,000.00
Ghost (aka Bhut Jolokia) CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,000,000.00
Hot Lemon BACCATUM VERY HOT ?
Hot Portugal ANNUUM HOT 20,000.00
Inca Red Drop BACCATUM MILD ?
Indian Carbon Bhut CHINENSE ? ?
Jonah CHINENSE SUPER HOT 1,000,000.00
King of the North ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Lantern CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Leutschauer Paprika ? ? ?
Marconi Red ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Moruga Scorpion (brain strain) CHINENSE SUPER HOT 2,000,000.00
Mustard Habanero CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Naga Jolokia FRUTESCENS HOT ?
Numex Big Jim ANNUUM MILD 2,500.00
Numex Twilight ANNUUM VERY HOT 100,000.00
Orange Habanero CHINENSE VERY HOT 300,000.00
Orange Tea Pot CHINENSE VERY HOT 30,000.00
Orange Tree Habanero CHINENSE VERY HOT 250,000.00
Paper Lantern CHINENSE VERY HOT 400,000.00
Passilla Bajio ANNUUM MILD 2,000.00
Peppadew BACCATUM MILD 2,000.00
Peruvian Serlano ? ? ?
Peruvian White Habanero CHINENSE VERY HOT 300,000.00
PI 121006 ? ? ?
Pimenta De Neyde CHINENSE VERY HOT 200,000.00
Poinsettia ANNUUM MILD 2,500.00
Primo CHINENSE SUPER HOT 800,000.00
Purple Beauty ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Rain Forest BACCATUM MILD 3,000.00
Red Brain CHINENSE SUPER HOT 800,000.00
Red Cherry ANNUUM MILD 3,000.00
Red Peter ANNUUM HOT 20,000.00
Sandia ANNUUM HOT 5,000.00
Scotch Bonnet CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Serrano ANNUUM HOT 20,000.00
Starfish BACCATUM HOT 10,000.00
Sweet Banana ANNUUM SWEET 0.00
Tabasco FRUTESCENS HOT 30,000.00
Takanotsume ANNUUM HOT 10,000.00
Tequila Sunrise ANNUUM MILD 2,000.00
Thai Hot Red ANNUUM HOT 25,000.00
Trinidad Congo CHINENSE VERY HOT 300,000.00
Trinidad Perfume CHINENSE MILD 1,000.00
West Indian Red CHINENSE VERY HOT 200,000.00
White Bullet Habanero CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
White Habanero #2 CHINENSE VERY HOT 325,000.00
Yellow Brain CHINENSE SUPER HOT 800,000.00
Yellow Scorpion CHINENSE SUPER HOT 800,000.00
Yung Ko ANNUUM HOT 20,000.00

This post was edited by flipback23 on Thu, Feb 20, 14 at 14:58

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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Nice list flipback. Now go get us info on the thousands of others ;)

Btw, it's CHINENSE, not Chinese. Now you know, noob. :P

Kevin

This post was edited by woohooman on Thu, Feb 20, 14 at 14:21
StupidHotPeppers
10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I always made that mistake when I read Chinense haha no worries! Good list
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seysonn
10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Very useful reference compilation. I make a copy for myself.
Thanks, flipback !

AN IDEA:

Lets expand this list. I have few peppers that are not there :

--- Manzano: I think it is Pubescence , shu 10,000 to 30,000.
--- Shishito (Annum ?). sweet.
--- Chilaca
--- Cubanelle
--- Hungarian Hot Wax
--- Thai Hot
--- Fresno

This post was edited by seysonn on Thu, Feb 20, 14 at 14:34
leafericson
10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Very good flipback23, this must of taken quite some time to put together..
Interesting thing about the scovile heat scale.. I disagree with it in terms of personal tolerance. I can stand a 7 pot doughlah with not much problem but annuums I can't tolerate. Some peppers get me all in the mouth and others though out the body. Its the ones that are just in the mouth like on my tongue and lips that get me the worst. So with that said I feel that the heat scale has flaws. But it is a good reference to compare between the same species.
flipback23
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10 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thanks all thought some would like it. I will correct the Chinese to Chinense LOL told you I was a noob I never noticed it. Didnt take to long Leaf two lunch breaks at work maybe a little spill over to actual work time lol. But like I said don't know how accurate all the info is. Just trying to educate myself better on peppers.
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