Peppers, hot peppers, chilli - our variety tips for profitable growing!

The best varieties of peppers, peppers and chilli at a glance, put together for you. You will also find the right sharpness.

The cultivation of peppers in the home garden has become very common. Hardware stores and garden centers have also adjusted to this and offer many different types. But paprika is not just paprika.

The individual peppers usually differ according to:

• Color (red, orange, yellow, green, violet, white)
• Taste (including spiciness, sweetness, etc.)
• Shape (pointed pepper, spherical shape, etc.).
• Genus: sweet peppers, chilli, hot peppers, hot peppers

tip: All types of bell pepper consistently have plenty of vitamin C and should therefore not be missing on any menu.

Sweet peppers - These varieties are top

Many types of pepper are often only suitable for growing in a greenhouse (e.g. block peppers). Which is why you have to pay attention to the planned location when choosing a variety.

• Long sweetheart
  local paprika from Thuringia, juicy fruits with a sweet taste.
• Feher
  Hungarian bell pepper that ripens early and is perfect for preserving in a glass.
• Indian pepper
  small, spicy pepper fruit.
• Ference Tender
  red fleshed free range, good yield.
• Ariana
  orange pepper, sweet taste.
• Giant sweet peppers
  robust variety, the fruits of which are good for grilling.
• Czech goat horn
  hot pointed peppers, also thrives in colder regions.
• Purple peppers
  sweet taste, large fruiting, only partially suitable for outdoor use.
• early magic
  traditional variety with elongated fruiting
• Purple Beauty
  dark purple sweet peppers, very juicy and aromatic in taste.
• Red Augsburg
  small, robust paprika fruit that also tolerates cooler climates.
• Sweet Chocolate
  traditional variety with a sweet taste, can be consumed in different stages of ripeness green - brown - red.
• Yolo Wonder
  Block peppers that also thrive outdoors.
• California Wonder
  Block peppers for greenhouse cultivation.
• Lampion peppers
  the red fruits grow in a strange, albeit extremely decorative bell shape.

"Reading tip: This is how paprika gets lots of fruit

Chilli varieties - sharpener in abundance

The chilli, which are actually native to South America, also belong to the paprika genus (nightshade family) and are often touted in the trade as particularly hot fruit vegetables. However, relatively mild varieties are also available on the market.

• Jalapeno
  the most famous variety of chilli, which can also be kept as a container plant.
• White chilli
  high-yielding variety, ripening early, mild to medium hot taste.
• Bresse
  traditional variety that slowly changes color from green to red and can be consumed in both variants.
• Aji dulche Amarillo
  a very mild, yellow-fleshed chili variety in taste
• Friggitello
  very spicy chili pepper, whose origin can be found in Italy, good yield.
• peperoncino
  very small fruit formation (approx. 10 mm on average), particularly popular for Mexican salads.
• Sweet Cayenne
  the fruits, which grow up to 50 cm in length, form the counterpart to peperoncino and are very suitable for direct consumption due to their milder taste.
• Beni Highland
  yellow, hot chili pepper with a light lemon taste.
• Yellow kiss of fire
  low growing plant that is ideal for keeping pots, pungent taste.
• Ecuadorian Brown
  brown-red, extremely spicy fruits, very good crop yield, is also suitable for keeping in the winter garden.
• Habanero Amarillo
  pumpkin-like, spicy fruits in different colors, good yield.
• Snake Chili
  probably the hottest variety ever.

tip: Chilli fruits can be dried easily and then used as a spice. However, they should be kept dry.

Pepperoni varieties at a glance

Peperoni's are also among the types of bell peppers and belong to almost every pizza. They are canned, among other things, filled with sheep's cheese and refine the Italian salad. In addition to mild peppers, spicy flavors are also offered.

• Thai yellow
  yellow, aromatic-hot pepper variety, high-yielding plant, thrives very well in the winter garden.
• Georgia White Pepper
  White pepper variety, which is also available with red and yellow fruits, very productive plant.
• Lombardo
  green and red hot peppers, mildly spicy taste, well suited for planting in containers.
• Joe's Long
  the variety with the longest red pepperoni fruits (up to 30 cm long), very productive.
• Orange Thai
  orange pepperoni fruits, which are also very suitable for drying.
• trunk
  yellow hot peppers that are well suited for outdoors.

"Reading tip: Planting pepperoni yourself - this is how it's done