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Over 700 varieties of chili seeds! From mild to wild.

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More than 700 varieties

There are over 3000 types of chili worldwide and this number is increasing continuously thanks to how well the chili species responds to cross-breeding and hybridisation. With this huge number of chili varieties, you would like to think that it would always be easy to find a wide range of chili seeds available. However, in reality, only very few types of chili are used in agriculture such as jalapeños, cayenne peppers, peperoncini, tabasco chillies and habaneros. Usually, the chili farmer will either produce their own seeds or they will buy hybrid seeds from wholesale seed companies. The seeds for these hybrid chillies are not germinable, but the chili plants are usually of a considerable size and very productive. However, these high performance plants create a lack of diversity on the market. As seed merchants, we have very little opportunity to offer a large selection of chili seeds, as the seed producers do not have any interest in stocking such a wide range of varieties. This is why Chili Food has contracted farmers to grow all manner of chili seeds so that we can obtain the chili seeds we want. Every year, we only produce the amount needed for our shop so that the chili seeds do not need to be stored for an unnecessarily long time.

How are chili seeds propagated?

As chili plants like to inter-breed, the first step is to use homogeneous seeds. The plants are usually cultivated in greenhouses and separated from other chili plants by thin nets when they start to blossom. Insects must not be able to pollinate other chillies. But how can the individual plants be pollinated homogeneously if they are cut off from the outside world? It certainly make sense to manually pollinate plants with a brush, if it is only a matter of a few plants. However, when it comes to several hundred chili plants and countless different varieties, this method becomes no longer economical. This is where the Bombus terrestris bumblebee comes in, this is a species which has been specially bred for greenhouse pollination. Bumblebees are very efficient and quick pollinators, significantly better than honey bees.

Extracting the chili seeds

Only completely matured peppers from large, healthy plants are used to produce chili seeds. This helps produce chili seeds with the best possible genetic properties. The seeds are removed from the peppers by hand and dried. After drying, the rest of the placenta is removed and bad seeds are sorted out. Poor quality seeds can be recognised by differences in colour, holes, smaller than average size and the lack of a germ bud. The chili seeds are stored in a dry, dark place, which is as cool as possible.

Important information: Our seeds are only available for hobby gardeners to grow their own decorative plants. All details given in the product description is only extra information provided especially for amateur gardeners. It is necessary to state this due to the legal situation governing seeds in Europe. Please also see our terms and conditions for comparison.

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NuMex Centennial Chili Seeds
NuMex Centennial Chili Seeds
Info: The NuMex Centennial is a new breeding from the New Mexico State University (NuMex) which was bred for the 100th anniversary of the University in 1988. It has an unusual shape for a chili, with round, sometimes drop-shaped...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Jamaican Yellow Chili Seeds
Info: The Jamaican Yellow Chili is a typical Jamaican chili variety with an intensely fruity flavour and decent level of spiciness. The plants are compact and bushy with thick foliage, and grow up to approx. 90 cm. The...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Costeno Amarillo Chili Seeds
Costeno Amarillo Chili Seeds
Info: The Costeno Amarillo Chili originates from the Oaxaca region of Mexico and is traditionally used there for the yellow colouring of the Mole Sauce. The plants are bushy, can grow up to one metre in height, and are high yielding....
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet Chili Seeds
Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet Chili Seeds
Info: All chili varieties belonging to the “Wax” type get their name from the wax-like surface of their fruits. The Hungarian Hot Wax Chili originates from Hungary and has a mild level of spiciness together with a...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Caloro Chili Seeds
Caloro Chili Seeds
Info: The Caloro Chillies from Mexico are bushy, grow up to approx. 80 cm in height, and are very high yielding. Their approx. 5 x 12 cm large, mild fruits ripen from green to cream coloured/orange to red. The Caloro Chili is a very...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Chili Seeds
Information: In 2012, the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga was award the title of being the world`s hottest chili. It was cultivated on Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation off the coast of Venezuela. The measurements of the Chile Pepper...
Content 10 Stück (€0.30 * / 1 Stück)
€2.99 *
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Trinidad Scorpion Red Seeds
Trinidad Scorpion Red Seeds
Information: The Trinidad Scorpion red is one of the hottest chilies in the world, in 2012, its “sister” variety, the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga, replaced the bhut jolokia as the world’s hottest chili. Tests of the...
Content 10 Stück (€0.30 * / 1 Stück)
€2.99 *
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7 Pot SR Strain Chili Seeds
Information: The 7 pot Chillies are some of the hottest chillies in the world and on a same high level as the bhut jolokia or Trinidad Scorpion. It gets its name from the idea that just one pepper is enough to spice up 7 full...
Content 10 Stück (€0.30 * / 1 Stück)
€2.99 *
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Aji Habanero Chili Seeds
Aji Habanero Chili Seeds
Information: The Aji Habanero originated in the Andes of South America. Its name comes from their intense spiciness and their appearance – the peppers are shaped like a pointed habanero pulled out to its full length. They ripen...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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White Habanero Seeds
Information: Like its other chili relatives, this rare variety of habanero originates from Mexico and is one of the hottest chillies in the world with a spice grading of 300,000 Scoville heat units. The plant grows approximately...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Hungarian Hot Wax Chili Seeds
Information: All types of chili that belong to the “Wax” variety get their name from the wax-like surface of their fruits. The Hungarian Hot Wax pepper originates from Hungary and can develop a particularly strong spicy...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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7 Pod Yellow Chili Seeds
Information: The 7 pod chillies (also known as 7 pot chillies) are some of the hottest chillies in the world and on a same high level as the bhut jolokia or Trinidad Scorpion. It gets its name from the idea that just one pepper is...
Content 10 Stück (€0.30 * / 1 Stück)
€2.99 *
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Hot Portugal Chili Seeds
Hot Portugal Chili Seeds
Information: The Hot Portugal Chili has a very high yield of fruits and originally comes from Portugal. It produces large fruits up to 15cm in length and approximately 2-3cm wide with a medium level of heat. The plants are...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Cuneo Giallo Yellow Bell Pepper Seeds
Information: The Cuneo Giallo Yellow Bell Pepper is one of the oldest varieties of Italian pepper and originates from the Piedmont region, which is famous for its culinary specialities. Cuneo Giallo bell peppers are highly fertile...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Californian Wonder Seeds
Information: The old species, the Californian Wonder, is a very fruitful strain of pepper, whose bell-shaped fruits change colour from dark green to bright red as they ripen. The crunchy peppers each have 3  to 4 chambers and are...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Californian Wonder Golden Pepper Seeds
Information: The old species, the Californian Wonder, is a very fruitful strain of pepper, that comes in varieties of red and yellow. The bell-shaped fruits of the Yellow Californian Wonder ripen from dark green to bright yellow. The...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Fatalii White Chili Seeds
Fatalii White Chili Seeds
Information: The fatalii variety belongs to the Capsicum chinense family, which also produces the habanero chili and many of the hottest types of chili in the world. It originates from Central Africa, it is believed that it was...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Snow White Chili Seeds
Snow White Chili Seeds
Information: The Snow White Chili originally comes from Jamaica and is a bushy plant with a very high yield of peppers. Its name comes from the teardrop-shaped fruits that are as white as snow. These medium-sized peppers are full of...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Habanero Cristina Chili Seeds
Habanero Cristina Chili Seeds
Information: The habanero is one of the hottest chillies in the world, it is roughly 50 times hotter than the jalapeño pepper. The habanero species is thought to originate in the Yucatan region in Mexico. It is primarily grown...
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Aji Cristal Chili Seeds
Aji Cristal Chili Seeds
Information: The aji cristal chili originates from Chile. It grows rather large and clearly ramified plants with long leaves. It develops numerous elongated, red chillies with juicy flesh that can grow up to 8cm long and 2.5cm wide....
Content 10 Stück (€0.24 * / 1 Stück)
€2.39 *
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Pimenta Preta Orange Chili Seeds
Info: The Pimenta Preta Orange Chili is a rarely seen and beautiful Capsicum chinense variety from Brazil. The plants are very productive have black-green striped branches and purple tinged flowers. The fruits ripen from purple-black...
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€2.39 *
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