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I like me some hot peppers. And since I have managed to get on the mailing list of every gardening supply company on earth, I have catalogs full of every kind of seed imaginable. Here are a few pictured along with some useful info about each type. If you want some, just come by and get ‘em!

1. Red Thai and Orange Thai – Although technically two different types, I will group them since they are both ‘thai’ and both extremely hot. They are small, especially the orange ones, sometimes less than 1″ long but that’s really all it takes. These are good for those who want to try something over the top hot, but are intimidated by larger peppers.
2. Scotch Bonnet – This funny looking pepper is only funny until you eat it. A type of Habanero, there are only 2 known hotter species than this… the related Red Savina, and the Naga Jalokia (aka Ghost Pepper). I grow these only for novelty…they are way too hot for most normal applications, but it’s fun to take them to work and watch the other guys prove their manhood by trying to eat them.
3. Fish Peppers – I ordered these seeds just because they looked cool. All these came from the same plant. Some are striped, some are albino. Even the plant was weird looking. The catalog rated these as “very hot” but I find them to be quite mild compared to the previous two, which were both rated “extreme”.
4. Poblano – This is one of my favorite types to cook with because they have nice flavor and sometimes dye everything green. These are the largest peppers I grew this year, generally 5-6″, but if you want spice…these have barely more kick than a bell pepper.
5. Volcano – I don’t know anything about these. The seeds came free with my order and I haven’t tried one yet. So I don’t know what it tastes like or how hot they are. I assume it to be a middle of the road variety.