Here is our spring 2011 Pepper plant list. There are over 85 varieties to choose from.
After our downsizing in 2009 the HUGE tomato & pepper selection is a part of Funke's "return" to the market.
Our mission has always been and continues to be to teach an understanding of, and reconnection with Nature to an urban/suburban population desperately in need of it, funded by the sale of garden plants and supplies.
"Teach a person to fish and they're fed for life, teach them to garden and they can feed the whole neighborhood!" Al Funke 2009
If you'd like to learn a simple technique where Nature will virtually grow your garden for you check out Easy gardens with Al Funke on our youtube channel at youtube.com/FunkesGreenhouses
All plants are well established, cold hardened, and garden ready in 3" pots and are priced at just $1.29 ea.
In order to keep our prices low we encourage our shoppers to use cold hard cash. Using cash is good for our economy.
We don't pay fees and skymiles, you get better prices on your garden plants. win/win :)
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| Variety | Description | Hot / Sweet | Days to Maturity | Heirloom / Hybrid |
| Aji Amarillo | Plant produces high yields of very hot 4" long by 1" wide hot peppers. Peppers turn from greenish yellow, to yellow, to orange, to red when mature | Hot | 80-90 | Heirloom |
| Alma Paprika | One of the best paprika for drying,grinding,or picked straight from the plant & eaten fresh.Thick walled fruit starts out creamy-white,then matures to orange, and finally red. | Sweet | 70 - 80 days | Heirloom |
| Anaheim | One of the most popluar chili peppers,medium hot fruits withmedium thick dark green flesh. | Medium-hot | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Aruba | A Cubanelle type pepper,elongated 3-4 lobed fruits up to 10" long with a distinct flavor that is mildly sweet and fruity with a hint of heat. Perfect for salads & stir-frys. Peppers mature from lime green to orange to red to chocolate. | Sweet / hint of heat | 65 days | Hybrid |
| Beaver Dam | Good producer of 4" long by 2" wide hot peppers. Fruit turns from lime-green to red when mature. This pepper was brought to Beaver Dam, WI around 1929 from Hungary. | Mildly Hot | 85 days | Heirloom |
| Bell Boy | Dark green fruits, thick walled, mostly 4 lobed & blocky, Turns red at maturity | Sweet | 70 days | Hybrid |
| Bhut Jolokia | Ghost Chile. Over 1 million units on the Scoville scale. Orange-red peppers up to 2.5-3.5" long. Can be used to spice up cuisine, but should be eaten with extreme caution and kept away from eyes. | Dangerously hot | 80 - 85 days | Very old variety |
| Big Jim | Released by New Mexico State University,The largest of the chili peppers with medium hot fruits 10-12" long & weighing up to 4oz. Excellent for Chiles Rellenos. | Medium-hot | 75 - 80 days | Hybrid |
| Blushing Beauty | Fruits start out ivory white then brighten to a soft gold,blushing to a bright gold with a red dusting,deepening to a glossy orange red,finally darkening to abright red, 4"X4" | Sweet | 72 days | Hybrid |
| Bounty | Yellow to red 2 lobed fruits, 7.5" lon by 2" wide tapered. | Sweet | 82 - 85 days | Hybrid |
| Bulgarian Carrot | Heirloom pepper whose seed was supposedly smuggled out through the Iron Curtain over 25 yrs ago. Fluorescent orange. Intense fruity & pungent at the same time.Adds a colorful tint to glazes,marinades & salsas. | Medium to very hot | 75 days | Heirloom |
| California Rose | An extremely rare sweet pepper that matures to a rosey color. This variety is on the list of endangered varieties at the seeds of diversities database. | sweet | 70-80 | Endangered |
| California Wonder | Deep green to red,thick walled.Fruits are medium sized 4"X4",3 to 4 lobed,smooth & blocky | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Caribbean Blend | WARNING.This mix is blistering heat.A blend of Caribbean varieties,including Habanero,Caribbean Red,Orange Scotch Bonnet,Chiltepin & several others,all super hot. 450,000 scovilles | Extremely Hot | 90 - 120 days | Hybrid |
| Caribbean Red Hot | Blunt,tapered, 1.5" fruits rate twice as hot as a typical Habanero and be used green, although they will be a little less hot and firm. 450,000 scovilles | Extremely Hot | 110 days | Hybrid |
| Cayenne Long Red Thin | Long,slender,slightly wrinkled, very hot peppers are especially good for pickles,canning & drying. Excellent for chili & homemade salsa. 2 celled fruits start out green, mature to a brilliant,fiery red and are no thicker than a pencil. 5,000 scovilles | Very Hot | 72 days | Hybrid |
| Cherry Bomb | 1st hybrid hot cherry,with 30-50% greater yield than other cherry varieties.Medium-hot fruits with thick walls,Resists Tobacco Mosaic Virus | Medium-hot | 65 days | Hybrid |
| Chiltepin | Ranked one of the top 3 hottest peppers on the market.Extremely hot fruits. | Hot | 90 days | Hybrid |
| Chinese Giant | A mild,midseason type perfect for home gardens.Large & blocky bell shaped with thick walls.6" across & 4 to 5" deep | Sweet | 90 days | Hybrid |
| Chocolate Beauty | High quality,flavorful mediu,-large,very smooth 3 & 4 lobed fruits mature from green to a very attractive chocolate color. Resists Tobacco Masaic Virus. | Sweet | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Corno di Toro Red | Heirloom "Horn of the Bull" pepper imported from Italy.Fruits are 8-10" long,curved much like its namesake.Ripens to a red cone at maturity with superb taste & size. | Sweet | 72 days | Heirloom |
| Cubanelle | Sweet Italian frying type with delicious taste.Long,green,thick shinned fruits turn yellow then bright red at maturity,5.5" long by 2.5" & are tasty when fried in olive oil | Sweet | 65 days | Hybrid |
| Early Jalepeno | Very hot ideal for Mexican dishes. Deep green fruits mature to red.Sausage shaped fruits. | Very Hot | 60 - 65 days | Hybrid |
| Fatali | A five alarm habanero type.3" long,tapered fruit,Pungent,citrusy and very,very hot.Perfect for salsas & sauteing. | 5 alarm | 90 days | Hybrid |
| Fish | Use when cooking fish & shellfish. 18-24" height. Decorative green and purple foliage splashed with white. Yields of very hot,pointed fruits, about 1-1.5" long, range from white with green stripes, to orange with brown stripes to a brillinat red-some deep purple,too. | Hot | 90 days | Heirloom |
| Fooled You Jalepeno | Perfect for mild sauces,salsa & stir frys not pungent or hot but still enormously flavorful. Thick walled fruits about 1.75" maturing from green to red | Sweet | 65 days | Hybrid |
| Giant Marconi | Not technically a Marconi Pepper,but displays so many similar traits it has earned the name. Large tapered, fruits grow to 8" by 3" with a sweet, smokey flavor that's equally detectable green or red,fresh or grilled. | Sweet,smokey | 60 days | Hybrid |
| Golden California Wonder | Smooth,glossy fruits ripen to a golden-yellow fruit.Adds rich color to salads & dishes. | Sweet | 72 days | Hybrid |
| Gypsy | Extremely early & heavy producer of wedge shaped,tasty with sturdy walls & crunchy,firm,sweet,flesh.Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistant | Sweet | 60 days | Hybrid |
| Habanero | The original strain. Reportedly 1,000 times hotter than Jalapeno. Lantern shaped,1" by 1.5" pods with thin,wrinkled,light green flesh. | Hot times 4 | 95 days | Hybrid |
| Habanero Blend | High yields of crunchy, 1.5" to 2.5" fruits and packing some serious heat. Extra versatile in the kitchen, adding just the right kick to stir-frys, salsa & sauces. | Very very hot | 85 - 100 days | Hybrid |
| Habanero Chocolate | An outstanding hot chili pepper. Crunchy 2.5" fruits,velvety brown inside & out, and packing some serious heat. Great for stir-fries,salsas & sauces. | Very Hot | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Habanero Mustard | A unique hot pepper.Strongly wideged color washed fruits that are fun to grow & display. | Hot | 95 - 100 days | Hybrid |
| Healthy | Russian variety of sweet,wedge shaped fruits that maturefrom yellow to orange to red.Do best when staked.Resists disease and rot | Sweet | 70 days | Hybrid |
| Holy Mole' | Bright green at early maturity,then darken to warm brown.Not overly spicy pepper used as a staple in Mexico's famous Mole' sauce.Crunchy fruits can reach 7-9" in length.Used for toppings and baking,while the brown fully mature fruits can be dried & groung. 700 - 1,500 scovilles | Not overly spicy | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Hot Lemon | Wrinkled, 3-4" long,very hot fruits are best used fresh in sauces or for drying. | Very Hot | 70 days | Heirloom |
| Hot Portugal | Very hot,thin,red & glossy,Elongated curved fruits to 7"or more in length.Harvest & use at the green or red stage. 5,000 scovilles | Very Hot | 65 days | Hybrid |
| Hungarian Black | Pointed black peppers on upright plants with purple foliage and violet flowers. Spicy, hot flavor tingles the taste buds while its colorful display of foliage makes this an excellent variety for borders when seeking an accent color to brighten your floral display. 1,200 scovilles | Spicy, Hot | 82 days | Hybrid |
| Hungarian Yellow Wax | Spicy,fairly hot,banana shaped fruits,6" long and 1.5" across,perfect for pickling.Matures from light yellow to bright red. 4,000 scovilles | Fairly Hot | 67 days | Hybrid |
| Inferno Hot Banana | Early,high yielder produces big 8" by 1.5" fruits that are ultr-smooth,with outstanding flavor,just hot enough to taste good with everything.Matures from yellow to red. 12,000 scovilles | Hot | 60 days | Hybrid |
| Italian Green Frying | Flat 6" long sweet Italian peppers.Fruit turns from dark green to a very dark red when mature.Excellent in salds,fried, or pickled. | Sweet | 80 days | Hybrid |
| Italico(Spanish Spice) | Formerly known as Spanish Spice.Flavorful & aromatic when grille or fried.Pleasing spicy taste,rather than heat. 7" in length. | Spicy | 63 - 68 days | Hybrid |
| Jalapeno | Fruit is 3" X 1.5" green to red. Good for picking or fresh market. 3,000 scovilles | Hot | 75 days | Hybrid |
| King of the North | Excellent in short season gardens of the Northern climates,due to early bearing and the huge,blocky shape of it's thick walled, bright red, 6" by 4" fruits. Great for stuffing, Mild taste becomes even more mellow as the fruits mature. | Mild taste | 68 - 70 days | Hybrid |
| Kung Pao | Perfect for Oriental cusines.Longer and far skinnier than North American varieties with thin walls that dry quickly to seal in flavor & heat. About 10,000 Scovilles. | Hot | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Large Red Cherry | Fruits are nearly round, 1-1.25" in diameter, Very productive. 5,000 scovilles | Mildly Hot | 75 days | Heirloom |
| LaRouge Royale | Very tall 46" plants produce huge yieldls of extra large,crisp,sweet fruits that average a full 8" in length.Fruits mature from green to a brilliant pleasing red. | Sweet | 75 - 80 days | Hybrid |
| Lemon Drop | Terrifically hot,citrus flavored heirloom popular as a seasong in Peru. Bright yellow,crinkled,cone shaped fruits are about 2.5" long by .5" wide.Makes an excellent choice for container gardening. | Hot | 100 days | Heirloom |
| Lilac | Rich lilac-lavender shade that transformswhile ripening.Medium sized fruits,3 to 4 lobed,mature from ivory to lavender to red.Plants are Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistant | Sweet | 70 days | Hybrid |
| Mandarin | Deep pumpkin-orange color on elongated,European style fruit. 5 to 6" long,firm,medium thick walls.Mosaic Virus resistant | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Marconi (Italian) | Traditional long green sweet pepper. 3 lobed fruits up to 12" long & 3" across at the shoulders. Good green of mature for salds & frying. | Sweet | 70 - 72 days | Hybrid |
| Mavras | First glossy black sweet bell pepper.Blocky fruits are thick walled.Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Midway Sweet | Plant produces good yields of 4.5" long sweet bell peppers.Peppers turn from dark green to brilliant red when mature. | Sweet | 67 days | Hybrid |
| Mini Bell Chocolate | Gourmet miniatures with all the flavor of full sized quality bells. These 2" bite sized treats can be stuffed,pickled,canned or eaten fresh. Adds a classy and delicious accent to hours d'oeuvre platters and special salds. High yielding. | Sweet | 90 days | Hybrid |
| Mini Bell Mix | A festive,mix of tiny bell peppers,just 1 1/4" fruits.Mature to a range of yellows & reds. Resistant Tobacco Mosaic Virus | Sweet | 60 days | Hybrid |
| Napolean Sweet | Heirloom variety dating back to the 1920's.8" long,thick fleshed fruits consistently up untils frost. Flavor is mild & sweet,excellent for fresh use,frying or drying | Sweet | 70 - 90 days | Heirloom |
| North Star | Extremely early,ideal for short season ares. Deep green fruits become bright red at maturity.Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistant. | Sweet | 60 days | Hybrid |
| Nubian | Ideal for conatiner gardening ornamental plants with purple foliage produces masses of little hot purple peppers! EXTREMELY RARE VARIETY | Hot | 75-90 | Heirloom |
| Numex Sunrise | Developed by a professor at the University of New Mexico.Meium hot 4-6" long by 1.5" wide. Medium green, thick walled fruits turn bright yellow at maturity | Medium-hot | 75 - 80 days | Hybrid |
| Orange Scotch Bonnet | The bonnet shaped fruits are bright orange when ripe. Flavor is smoky and fiery hot. 30" height, excellent in containers.100,000-350,000 Scoville units. | Very Hot | 120 days | Hybrid |
| Pasilla Bajio | The poplular "chili negro" pepper.While classified a a hot pepper,Pasilla(little raisin) has almost no heat.Fruits have a berry,almost herbal flavor.thin walled,slender,very darkish-green maturing to a dark brown.resistnace to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. | Mild | 78 days | Hybrid |
| Pepperoncino | You have seen these peppers pickled in gourmet shops. Thin,yellowish-green fruits 2-4" long,Harvest when fruits are at the green stage. | Sweet | 72 days | Hybrid |
| Pequin | Numerous pendant fruits,very hot,Plants can be kept indoors during the winter | Very Hot | 105 days | Hybrid |
| Peter Red | The original strain from the Alfreys. Pods are 4-6" long,blunt ended & mature to a deep red. Excellent for chili powder. | Mild | 90 days | Heirloom |
| Pimento Perfection | Heart shaped smooth, heavy walled fruit 3.5" by 2.5". Fruit starts out green matures to red. A mild, sweet pepper ideal for salads, garnishes & canning. | Mildly Hot | 73 days | Heirloom |
| Poblano | Slightly hot with a sweet flavor. Dark green 6" X 3" fruits mature to a chocolate-green color. Thick walled fruits are ideal for fresh use,stuffing,roasted and used in rellenos or dried as an "ancho" | Slightly Hot | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Purple Beauty | Special purple color for gourmet chefs.Fruits are thick walled & dark purple. | Sweet | 70 days | Hybrid |
| Serrano | Green or red,this is one very hot peppere.Perfect for chili sauces,salsa,hot pepper vinegar & pickles.2" thin walled fruits. 30,000 scovilles | Very Hot | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Serrano Tampiqueno | Attractive fruits are club shaped, smooth, about 1.5" with medium thick flesh. Peppers change from green to bright red & are very hot at both stages. Excellent for drying,pickling,salsa,sauces,stews and more. | Very Hot | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Sheepnose Pimento | A tried & true Heirloom.Pimento shaped 3by4" fruits are sweet & meaty making them ideal for canning,freezing and eating fresh. | Sweet | 80 days | Heirloom |
| Super Heavyweight | Jumbo bell, weighing up to 9 oz. Thick walled & blocky, Ripens from green to gold.Low in calories & high in Vitamin C,perfect for stuffing or eating fresh | Sweet | 77 days | Hybrid |
| Sweet Banana | Excellent fresh or cooked.Thick walled fruits with sweet,mild,waxy flesh with pendant fruits that start out a pale green,ripening to yellow, then red | Sweet | 66 days | Hybrid |
| Sweet Cayenne | Sweet & cayenne.Unique cayenne shaped sweet peppers grow to 12" long.Crunchy,thin walled fruits excellent in stir frys. Mature green to red | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Sweet Cherry | Smooth skin and thick meated. Sweet flesh, shaped like cherries but of good size. Nice for salds,canning or pickling. Can be used in the green stage or in the ripe stage which is red. | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Sweet Spot | Tremendously prolific, super sweet hybird. Tapered 2 lobed fruits start out greenish-yellow,maturing to yellow than to red, when they are their sweetest. 8" long by 2" wide at the shoulders, with thick walls and sturdy structure. | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Tabasco | One of the hottest peppers ever developed.Bred for the famous extra-hot Tobasco sauce.Fruits ripen from yellow-green to red. 50,000 scovilles | Extra hot | 80 days | Hybrid |
| Tennessee Cheese | Originally from Spain. Fruits are perfect for stuffing.Round,apple or tomato shaped with a flattened base and a thick skin. Use it fresh like a bel,pickled,canned or dried for paprika. | Sweet | 82 days | Heirloom |
| Tequila | A true purple sweet bell,3 to 4 lobed fruits. Resists Tobacco Mosaic Virus | Sweet | 75 days | Hybrid |
| Thai Hot | Ornamental as well as edible, if you can stand the heat. 2-3" fruits that start out a deep green then mature to bright red.Fleshy pods are particularly good in Oriental dishes & chili. 35,000 scovilles | Very Hot | 40 days | Hybrid |
| Tobago Seasoning | Discovered in 1999 in a market on the Island of Tobago where it is used extensively to season local cuisine.Flavor is distinctive and moderately hot. Maturing to tropical shades of magenta,bright red & orange. | Moderatly hot | 85 days | Hybrid |
| Tollie's Sweet | An heirloom,Italian type sweet pepper,Sweet red fruits used for fresh eating,canning & making sauces.4-5" tapered fruits. | Sweet | 75 - 85 days | Heirloom |
| Yellow Mushroom | Squash-like fruits mature from green to an attractive yellow. Excellent for pickled in combination with the red version, and mixed with purple bell peppers.The fruits are plenty hot,so taste with caution. Can also be dried & used as seasoning. | Hot | 85 days | Hybrid |