Peppers

You may notice while browsing this category that many of our usual pepper varieties are currently out of stock or not visible on our website at all.

In late 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture abruptly imposed a ban on the import of tomato and pepper seeds until they are tested and found free of a new virus that is afflicting commercial tomato and pepper crops around the world. The new regulation has thrown the seed industry in Europe into disarray as seed companies rush to complete the required tests on thousands of seed lots of hundreds of varieties. To read more about what's happening, click here.

At this time, Franchi is having seeds tested for the virus and, as soon as testing is completed, will package and ship them to us. Unfortunately, at the moment we are not optimistic that we will receive them in time for most of our customers to start them indoors. We apologize for the disappointment this has caused; we're disappointed too. Thank you so much for ordering our other wonderful vegetable, herb, and flower varieties for your garden this year.

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Peperoncino Ciliegia Piccante (97-39)

$4.50
Known to some as 'Satan's Kiss'....beware. We used to carry this, and now they are back. This is a tasty, medium-hot, round, cherry chili. It loses about 60% of its heat when cooked making it great stuffed with mozzarella and anchovies and then grilled...

Peperoncino Grisu Ibrido F1 (97-106)

$4.50
Hybrid. An early, hot chilli pepper from Sardegna. Vigorous medium-sized plant which produces meaty, cone shaped fruits. Smooth dark green skin, turning red when fully mature. Ideal for spaghetti alla puttanesca and other famous Italian dishes...

Peperoncino Lanterna Rosso (97-159)

$4.50
Chilli Pepper. Late variety with very hot lantern shaped fruit with conical tip. Fruit dimensions vary from 3-5 cm in length and 3-4 cm in width. During maturity the colour will change from green to dark red. Sow Feb-June. 0.25 gram pack = approximately...

Peperoncino Peppino Hybrid (97-113)

$4.50
Peperoncino Peppino F1. One of the few hybrid peppers we carry. Early. Produces slightly flat round fruit about 2 inches across. Dark green turning dark red when ripe. Very thick flesh. Medium spicy taste: 6,900 Scoville units. Good for fresh eating,...

Peperoncino Stromboli (97-110)

$4.50
Stromboli Pepper. Named for the famous island volcano. A hot chili pepper variety producing bunches of small, upward pointing green fruit that eventually turn orange. Good container plant. 1.4 grams, approx. 40-60 seeds.

Pepper Carmagnola Rosso (97-27)

$3.50
Pepper Carmagnola Rosso. Large Red sweet bell type with slight taper at the end. Slightly smaller and earlier than the Red Asti. Thin skin, thick walls and very sweet. Good producer. Early. Big plant; space 16 inches. You can stuff them, cook them in...

Pepper Corno di Toro Giallo (97-14)

$3.50
Corno di Toro Giallo - "Yellow Horn of the Bull." 6—8 inches long, 2 inches wide. Very sweet pepper with thin skin and thick walls. Ideal to stuff, fry or grill. Bears heavily. 60 days green, 75-85 days to color. 1.5 gram packet, approximately 225...

Pepper Corno di Toro Rosso (97-7)

$3.50
Pepper Corno di Toro. Horn of the Bull. Red. 8" long, 2-3 inches wide. Very sweet pepper with thin skin and thick walls. Brilliant red when ripe. Ideal to stuff, fry or grill. Bears heavily. 65 days green, 75-85 days red. Approximately 225 seeds...

Pepper Dulce Italiano (97-114)

$3.50
Pepper Dulce Italiano. Largish bulls horn pepper. Smaller than Corno Rosso. Widely used in Italy. Sweet and productive. Pick either when green or when red ripe. Thin skin. 2 gram packet, approximately 300 seeds. Approximately 150-200 seeds per gram. To...

Pepper Giallo d'Asti (97-1)

$3.50
Pepper Giallo d'Asti - Yellow from Asti. Classic large square yellow pepper from Piemonte. Big fruit, excellent production, sweet taste. Roast on the grill, remove skin & slice. Nice color combination when cooked together with Red Asti. 60-65 days...

Pepper Giallo di Cuneo (97-72)

$3.50
Large, square, yellow pepper from alpine Northern Italy. Piemonte has the reputation of having the best peppers in Italy. This pepper is big, round, has very thick walls & thin skin with great flavor. Has a bit of a pointed end. Very productive...

Pepper Goccia d'Oro (97-34)

$3.50
Pepper Goccia d'Oro. An excellent frying pepper. Six inches long with a thin skin. Very pretty yellow, mostly red/yellow when full ripe. Prolific, relatively early. Start transplants 8 weeks before set out date (7-10 days after frost free date) and set...

Pepper Lombardo (97-16)

$3.50
Pepper Lombardo. Long, green, slim, very sweet frying pepper; red, yellow or orange when ripe. Large plant, space about 18 inches apart. Peppers are 5-6 inches long, 3/4-1 inch wide. Very thin skin. Can also pickle or dry them. 70 or so days. 1.5 gram...

Pepper Padron (97-38)

$3.50
This is an interesting pepper and very popular. It produces a large quantity of small (1 1/2 or 2 inches by 2 or 3 inches) green peppers which are mostly sweet and mild when young, although a small percentage of them are hot. As they get mature, more...

Pepper Peperone Friggitello (97-101)

$3.50
Frying Pepper. A 5" long frying pepper from Naples. Brilliant cherry red when ripe. Peel skin to fry. Very productive, mid-season pepper. Prefers full sun, but heavy foliage prevents sunscald. 1.5 gram packet, approximately 225 seeds.  Approximately...

Pepper Piccante Calabrese (97-115)

$3.50
Peperone Piccante Calabrese. Also know as Small Red Cherry or "Devil's Kiss". This is a small, round hot pepper, one to two inches in diameter. Bright red when ripe. Moderate heat. This is a classic Italian hot pepper used fresh or for pickling, or even...