Peter

Peter peppers are native to Mexico and are among the most unusual peppers you can grow. The bright red, 4- to 6-inch fruit is known for their distinctive novelty shape, which resembles an uncircumcised male appendage. They have Jalapeño-like heat with a crisp, vegetal, lightly sweet, fruity flavor and a pleasant bite of heat. Excellent for salsa, sauces, pickling, or drying and grinding into spice, this rare heirloom is also a memorable conversation piece. You just can’t beat a pickled Peter pepper. 

• Heat: Medium (10,000 - 23,000 SHU
• Height: 24 - 36in
• Harvest: 80 - 100 days from transplant
• Pack includes 20 seeds

Did you know? Humidity can reduce the viability of pepper seeds over time, causing  seeds to stagnate. That’s why every seed pack includes a silica gel packet to help keep the seeds dry and fresh. To save seeds for next year, place the seed packet and silica gel packet together in a quart-size freezer bag, seal it, and store it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. 

Share your pepper photos or favorite pepper recipe—and get free seeds!

Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.

Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Exclusions apply.

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