Capsicums, Chillis, Eggplant
All are in the genus Capsicum and the sweet types are C. annum as are some of hot chillis. The genus contains other species such as C. baccatum, C. frutescens and C. pubescens. Where we know a listing to be other than C. annum we will list it.
The "hot gene" in hot chillis tends to be dominant and chillis will cross with capsicums.
Californian Wonder. Popular large sweet bell type, can be eaten green or let ripen to a bright red. {Eden}* {NGS} {Phoenix}
Cherrytime. Smooth glossy round fruits to 50mm, green turning red, sweet especially red ripe, with a touch of tanginess, early producing and extra heavy setting. [Eden]*
Chinese Giant Extremely large, almost square fruit to 150mm, sweet and mild, dark green to bright red, old variety. [Eden]S {Diggers} SSN981
Green-red SSN981
Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet light yellow changing to orange red. Thin tapered cylindrical fruit to 130mm [Eden]*
Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian. Long red carrot shaped fruit are excellent for cooking and good in salads. {Diggers}
Lipstick Cone shaped green fruit to 10cm., ripens glossy rich red, considered the most sweet and juicy, ideal for salads and cooking, heavy yields even in cool summers. [Eden]* {Phoenix} SSN981
Multi-coloured Large fruit to 18cm., green changing to yellow, red or multi-coloured. [Eden]
Perennial Fruit 3cm x 8cm tapered to a blung point, green changing to red when ripe, well shaped bush to 2m, plant lasts 3-4 years in the tropics. [Eden] SSN982
Small Red SSN981
Small Sweet SSN981
Sweet Banana Long sweet yellow fruit borne in profusion. Matures earlier than most varieties. {NGS}
Sweet Cheese Pimento Ideal for eating fresh, roasting or in salads. [Diggers]
Sweet Chocolate Chocolate brown fruit of excellent flavour {Diggers} {Phoenix} SSN981
Tree Chilli SSN981
Yolo Wonder. Bell type to 10cm., thick flesh, green ripening to red when ripe. [Eden]*
Hot types Anaheim Thick fleshed, long tapered green fruit to 15cm, turning red, medium hot, versatile. [Eden]*
Ancho Pepper SSN982
Banos Red SSN981
Bell (Lantern) Perennial variety producing lantern shaped fruit 50x75mm in yellow, orange and red. Highly ornamental and hot. [Eden]* SSN981
Bell Pepper SSN98--1
Big Jim SSN98--1
Birds Eye SSN98--1
Boldog {Phoenix}
Ciliegia di Calabria Pepper SSN98--1
Corazon de Paloma Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Fiesta Hot fruit, white yellow and finally ripens to bright red, round and narrow up to 6cm. [Eden]
Habernero Dark green ripening to orange, the hottest home garden chilli, 50mm wrinkled tapered lantern shaped fruit, used fresh or dried in sauces, salsa, chutney and pickled. Needs long growing season [NGS] [Eden]* {Phoenix}
Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot Medium hot yellow fruit ripens to red, tapers to a point 12-20cm long, best hot chilli for cooler areas. [Eden]*
Jalapeno Small oval fruit to 30mm diameter, up to 75mm long, bush to 1m. Bright red firm thick flesh. [Eden]* SSN98--2
Early Jalapeno {Phoenix}
Long Red Cayenne Slim 12mm fruit, 50-100mm long, changes to red when fully mature. Hot flavour in cooking, dried can be used in sauces and soups. [Eden]* {NGS} {Phoenix}
Manzana (C. pubescens). Also called Rocoto and Tree Chilli, grows into a sprawling tree with blue flowers. Red fruit has black seed and though frost sensitive grows well in cool areas. [Eden]
Monzette Sarde Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Paprika Elongated flattened fruit to 150mm, generally mild but spicy when seeds and red flesh are used dried and ground as a seasoning. [Eden]*
Pasilla Pepper SSN98--1
Pimenta Palmera Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Poblano/Ancho Medium hot variety, known as poblano fresh and ancho when dried. Flesh thin and crisp, ideal for stuffing. {NGS} SSN98--1
Purple Delight Glossy thick fruit to 20mm, dark purple turning scarlet when ripe, tall bush with purple flowers, attractive purple leaves are which are green underneath with purple veins. [Eden]*
Purple Prince Deep purple HOT fruit only 2.5cm long on medium sized plants. Plants ornamental with edible fruit, very prolific. {NGS}
Purple Tiger Amazingly beautiful small purple bush, small tear-drop shaped fruit turning red when ripe. Ideal border plant. [Eden]S SSN98--1
Rocotillo rounded with furrows, tapered to a point, orange-yellow to deep red when ripe. [Eden] Serrano Glossy green fruit ripening to orange red, candle shaped and very hot, thick flesh used in salsa and pickled. Vigorous and everbearing bush to 1m [Eden]* {NGS}
Small Red SSN98--1
St Helena Yellow SSN98--1
Tabasco (C. frutescens) Light yellow-green turning bright orange-red. A tall plant from Mexico. Very hot. [Eden]*
Tepin (Chiltepin) Small round red fruit to 12mm, thin flesh, fiery heat disapates quickly, perennial to 1.5m in frost free areas, cropping all year. Very good in salsas, soups stews and flavoured vinegars, use fresh or dried. [Eden]S
Thai Round fruit to 15mmx50mm green to yellow to orange and finally ripens to red. Bush 75cmx2m or best trellised to 2m. [Eden]S
Thai Hot Fruit similar to above but compact bush. Best harvested when red and suited to drying. Very Hot [Eden] [NGS] SSN98--1 Varigated SSN98--1
Mixes
Diggers have some excellent mixes of named varieties including some very hot chillis. New Gippsland Seeds also have a mix for sale.
Diggers mixes Sweet Heirloom 7 Colour Mix Sweet Chocolate, Purple Beauty, White Cloud, Orange Bell, Yellow Marconi, Chinese Giant and Quadrati. Sweet Italian Heirloom Fryers Tolli's Sweet Italian, Italian Bull's Horn, Jimmy Nardello, and Marconi.
Chillis Mild to Medium
Numex Big Jim, Black Mulato and Jalapeno.
Eggplants (Aubergines)
The common eggplants are Solanum melongena and the less common tomato fruited varieties are S. integrifolium. Eggplants in the Solanum melongena species will cross with one another and ones in the S. integrifolium species will cross with members of the same species but the two species shouldn't cross. Eggplants are self fertile and an isolation of 20m between varieties of the same species should be OK.
Black Beauty 1. Purpleish-black smooth oval fruit to 200mm, fine flavour [Eden]
Early Long Purple Fruit to 25cm by 8cm wide, dark purple. Described in 1857 [Eden]
Florentine Silk SSN9898--1
Ghost Good sized sweet elongated white skined variety.
[NGS] Italian White {Phoenix}
Listardia de Gandia An very productive eggplant that produces large but variable fruit. {Diggers} Listardia de Gardia SSN9898--1
Long Purple 20cm black oval fruit {Diggers} SSN9898--1
Long White Streaked The most beautiful lavender Ear flecked, 20cm white fruit. [Diggers]
Ping Tung Long 2 {Phoenix}
Supreme Large egg shaped fruit in good numbers. Very dark purple and very high quality. [NGS]
Code- 1. literature suggests suited to cooler areas
2. Early variety
3. Disease resistance
Diggers have a Heirloom mix that includes Rosa Bianca, Violetta de Firenze, Slim Jim and Turkish Orange.
Turkish Orange is a Solanum integrifolium and shouldn't cross with other eggplants.
Diggers The Diggers Club
105 Latrobe Parade
Dromana 3936
03 5987 1877
[email protected]
NGS New Gippsland Seeds and Bulbs
P.O. Box 1
Silvan 3795
03 9737 9560
Eden
Eden Seeds
MS 905
Lower Beachmont 4211
07 55331107
Phoenix Phoenix Seeds
Box 207
Snug 7054
03 6267 9663
SSN98 Seed Savers Network
P.O. Box 975
Byron Bay 2481
02 6685 6624
[email protected]
The Seed Savers Network are a group dedicated to the preservation of the diversity of plant species we rely on for our food production. Members grow and maintain endangered varieties and can offer propagation material in their newsletter. The preservation of the diversity needs more people. It shouldn't have to be thought of as a commitment it is often a case of growing and maintaining varieties that were often selected for home gardeners rather than commercial agriculture
Non-profit groups such as garden groups, organic groups, permaculture groups or similar are encouraged to distribute this material by computer printouts or photo-stating. Groups are encouraged to make their own pamphlets to photocopy and sell for profits for their group. It is asked that anyone intending to use this information in commercially published form ask the permission of Neil Barraclough RMB 1477 Stratford 3862
Copyright 19/5/2001 14/08/08
All are in the genus Capsicum and the sweet types are C. annum as are some of hot chillis. The genus contains other species such as C. baccatum, C. frutescens and C. pubescens. Where we know a listing to be other than C. annum we will list it.
The "hot gene" in hot chillis tends to be dominant and chillis will cross with capsicums.
Californian Wonder. Popular large sweet bell type, can be eaten green or let ripen to a bright red. {Eden}* {NGS} {Phoenix}
Cherrytime. Smooth glossy round fruits to 50mm, green turning red, sweet especially red ripe, with a touch of tanginess, early producing and extra heavy setting. [Eden]*
Chinese Giant Extremely large, almost square fruit to 150mm, sweet and mild, dark green to bright red, old variety. [Eden]S {Diggers} SSN981
Green-red SSN981
Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet light yellow changing to orange red. Thin tapered cylindrical fruit to 130mm [Eden]*
Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian. Long red carrot shaped fruit are excellent for cooking and good in salads. {Diggers}
Lipstick Cone shaped green fruit to 10cm., ripens glossy rich red, considered the most sweet and juicy, ideal for salads and cooking, heavy yields even in cool summers. [Eden]* {Phoenix} SSN981
Multi-coloured Large fruit to 18cm., green changing to yellow, red or multi-coloured. [Eden]
Perennial Fruit 3cm x 8cm tapered to a blung point, green changing to red when ripe, well shaped bush to 2m, plant lasts 3-4 years in the tropics. [Eden] SSN982
Small Red SSN981
Small Sweet SSN981
Sweet Banana Long sweet yellow fruit borne in profusion. Matures earlier than most varieties. {NGS}
Sweet Cheese Pimento Ideal for eating fresh, roasting or in salads. [Diggers]
Sweet Chocolate Chocolate brown fruit of excellent flavour {Diggers} {Phoenix} SSN981
Tree Chilli SSN981
Yolo Wonder. Bell type to 10cm., thick flesh, green ripening to red when ripe. [Eden]*
Hot types Anaheim Thick fleshed, long tapered green fruit to 15cm, turning red, medium hot, versatile. [Eden]*
Ancho Pepper SSN982
Banos Red SSN981
Bell (Lantern) Perennial variety producing lantern shaped fruit 50x75mm in yellow, orange and red. Highly ornamental and hot. [Eden]* SSN981
Bell Pepper SSN98--1
Big Jim SSN98--1
Birds Eye SSN98--1
Boldog {Phoenix}
Ciliegia di Calabria Pepper SSN98--1
Corazon de Paloma Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Fiesta Hot fruit, white yellow and finally ripens to bright red, round and narrow up to 6cm. [Eden]
Habernero Dark green ripening to orange, the hottest home garden chilli, 50mm wrinkled tapered lantern shaped fruit, used fresh or dried in sauces, salsa, chutney and pickled. Needs long growing season [NGS] [Eden]* {Phoenix}
Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot Medium hot yellow fruit ripens to red, tapers to a point 12-20cm long, best hot chilli for cooler areas. [Eden]*
Jalapeno Small oval fruit to 30mm diameter, up to 75mm long, bush to 1m. Bright red firm thick flesh. [Eden]* SSN98--2
Early Jalapeno {Phoenix}
Long Red Cayenne Slim 12mm fruit, 50-100mm long, changes to red when fully mature. Hot flavour in cooking, dried can be used in sauces and soups. [Eden]* {NGS} {Phoenix}
Manzana (C. pubescens). Also called Rocoto and Tree Chilli, grows into a sprawling tree with blue flowers. Red fruit has black seed and though frost sensitive grows well in cool areas. [Eden]
Monzette Sarde Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Paprika Elongated flattened fruit to 150mm, generally mild but spicy when seeds and red flesh are used dried and ground as a seasoning. [Eden]*
Pasilla Pepper SSN98--1
Pimenta Palmera Hot Pepper SSN98--1
Poblano/Ancho Medium hot variety, known as poblano fresh and ancho when dried. Flesh thin and crisp, ideal for stuffing. {NGS} SSN98--1
Purple Delight Glossy thick fruit to 20mm, dark purple turning scarlet when ripe, tall bush with purple flowers, attractive purple leaves are which are green underneath with purple veins. [Eden]*
Purple Prince Deep purple HOT fruit only 2.5cm long on medium sized plants. Plants ornamental with edible fruit, very prolific. {NGS}
Purple Tiger Amazingly beautiful small purple bush, small tear-drop shaped fruit turning red when ripe. Ideal border plant. [Eden]S SSN98--1
Rocotillo rounded with furrows, tapered to a point, orange-yellow to deep red when ripe. [Eden] Serrano Glossy green fruit ripening to orange red, candle shaped and very hot, thick flesh used in salsa and pickled. Vigorous and everbearing bush to 1m [Eden]* {NGS}
Small Red SSN98--1
St Helena Yellow SSN98--1
Tabasco (C. frutescens) Light yellow-green turning bright orange-red. A tall plant from Mexico. Very hot. [Eden]*
Tepin (Chiltepin) Small round red fruit to 12mm, thin flesh, fiery heat disapates quickly, perennial to 1.5m in frost free areas, cropping all year. Very good in salsas, soups stews and flavoured vinegars, use fresh or dried. [Eden]S
Thai Round fruit to 15mmx50mm green to yellow to orange and finally ripens to red. Bush 75cmx2m or best trellised to 2m. [Eden]S
Thai Hot Fruit similar to above but compact bush. Best harvested when red and suited to drying. Very Hot [Eden] [NGS] SSN98--1 Varigated SSN98--1
Mixes
Diggers have some excellent mixes of named varieties including some very hot chillis. New Gippsland Seeds also have a mix for sale.
Diggers mixes Sweet Heirloom 7 Colour Mix Sweet Chocolate, Purple Beauty, White Cloud, Orange Bell, Yellow Marconi, Chinese Giant and Quadrati. Sweet Italian Heirloom Fryers Tolli's Sweet Italian, Italian Bull's Horn, Jimmy Nardello, and Marconi.
Chillis Mild to Medium
Numex Big Jim, Black Mulato and Jalapeno.
Eggplants (Aubergines)
The common eggplants are Solanum melongena and the less common tomato fruited varieties are S. integrifolium. Eggplants in the Solanum melongena species will cross with one another and ones in the S. integrifolium species will cross with members of the same species but the two species shouldn't cross. Eggplants are self fertile and an isolation of 20m between varieties of the same species should be OK.
Black Beauty 1. Purpleish-black smooth oval fruit to 200mm, fine flavour [Eden]
Early Long Purple Fruit to 25cm by 8cm wide, dark purple. Described in 1857 [Eden]
Florentine Silk SSN9898--1
Ghost Good sized sweet elongated white skined variety.
[NGS] Italian White {Phoenix}
Listardia de Gandia An very productive eggplant that produces large but variable fruit. {Diggers} Listardia de Gardia SSN9898--1
Long Purple 20cm black oval fruit {Diggers} SSN9898--1
Long White Streaked The most beautiful lavender Ear flecked, 20cm white fruit. [Diggers]
Ping Tung Long 2 {Phoenix}
Supreme Large egg shaped fruit in good numbers. Very dark purple and very high quality. [NGS]
Code- 1. literature suggests suited to cooler areas
2. Early variety
3. Disease resistance
Diggers have a Heirloom mix that includes Rosa Bianca, Violetta de Firenze, Slim Jim and Turkish Orange.
Turkish Orange is a Solanum integrifolium and shouldn't cross with other eggplants.
Diggers The Diggers Club
105 Latrobe Parade
Dromana 3936
03 5987 1877
[email protected]
NGS New Gippsland Seeds and Bulbs
P.O. Box 1
Silvan 3795
03 9737 9560
Eden
Eden Seeds
MS 905
Lower Beachmont 4211
07 55331107
Phoenix Phoenix Seeds
Box 207
Snug 7054
03 6267 9663
SSN98 Seed Savers Network
P.O. Box 975
Byron Bay 2481
02 6685 6624
[email protected]
The Seed Savers Network are a group dedicated to the preservation of the diversity of plant species we rely on for our food production. Members grow and maintain endangered varieties and can offer propagation material in their newsletter. The preservation of the diversity needs more people. It shouldn't have to be thought of as a commitment it is often a case of growing and maintaining varieties that were often selected for home gardeners rather than commercial agriculture
Non-profit groups such as garden groups, organic groups, permaculture groups or similar are encouraged to distribute this material by computer printouts or photo-stating. Groups are encouraged to make their own pamphlets to photocopy and sell for profits for their group. It is asked that anyone intending to use this information in commercially published form ask the permission of Neil Barraclough RMB 1477 Stratford 3862
Copyright 19/5/2001 14/08/08