Did your roses take a hit from the winter cold and strong winds we just experienced? Perhaps they look as though they didn’t make it, showing brown, shriveled canes and no new growth above the ground. Or maybe there are no signs of life on the canes, but there is new growth just coming up from the ground. Either way, if your roses are growing on their own roots, you’re in luck. If they were grafted onto a rootstock, the prospects are not so good.[Read More]
Plants
Trees for a Changing Climate and a Resilient Urban Forest
Serviceberry
by Mikl Brawner
If you look at old photos of Colorado Front Range cities, you won’t see many trees. And if you look up native trees of Colorado, you will find a lot of mountain-growing conifers and just a few deciduous trees that grow natively along streams. And yet the quality of life for us humans depends on trees.
Thanks, Volunteers!
Gary Meis teaching
Last Saturday a group of dedicated plantspeople came in from the cold to learn and volunteer with Harlequin’s Gardens’ expert propagator Gary Meis. We’re passing a few of his native plant seeding and propagation tips along to you.
Warming Herbal Tea Recipe
Herbal Tea
Herbal Teas are some of the best home-grown medicines! This time of year infusions of herbs from Harlequin’s Gardens plants you’ve grown can keep you well, and warm.
Allium aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’ (Giant Purple-flowered Onion)
Purple Sensation Allium
Bulb. Z3. 24-36” tall. Blooms late spring to early summer. Compost-improved soil.
Really a garden standout. It’s the statuesque spring blooming bulb that your neighbors always admire and ask about. 4-5” spherical flowerheads are deep purple and attractive to pollinators including bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer and rabbit resistant. Gorgeous in flower arrangements cut fresh or dried. Easily naturalizes throughout your garden. Wonderful planted with Moonshine yarrow, artemisias with grey foliage, and orange-flowering geums like ‘Mrs. Bradshaw’.
Q: Can I plant now?
Spinach Start
Q: Can I plant now?
A: It depends!
Yay! Warm days remind us that the threat of frost will soon be gone! If you’re planting hardy perennials, shrubs, vines, grasses or trees, you’re good to go now (as long as your soil isn’t too wet to work). Our stock of seeds and starts for cool-season greens like arugula, spinach, chard, kale and lettuce are in and ready to plant. And you can get a head start on tomatoes!
Allium amplectens ‘Graceful Beauty’
Circa 1857, this delicate-looking yet easy-growing North American native has composite 3″ globes of star-shaped, sparkling white flowers with pale lavender stamens tipped with purple anthers and sturdy stems.
Bloom time: May/June. 12″ to 16″ tall. Zone 4-8.
Garlic – Chesnok Red (organic, hard-neck)
Photo Credit: Irish Eyes Garden Seeds
Regularly wins acclaim and awards as one of the best tasting baking/roasting garlics!
Collected in 1985 in the Rep. of Georgia, this highly productive, easy-to-grow ‘Purple-Striped’ garlic makes beautiful, large deep-purple bulbs. Eaten raw, its intense heat quickly dissipates, but cooking and baking truly bring out its earthy, rich garlic complexities, very aromatic with a rich, smooth sweetness and just a touch of heat.
The cloves are more numerous (~8-20) and elongated than most hard-neck types and are initially hard to peel, allowing Chesnok Red to store much longer than other hard-necks – up to a year! But cloves become easier to peel the longer they store. Like other hard-neck varieties, it also produces curling, edible ‘scapes’ in June. Garlic is a heavy feeder, so feed your soil well!
Plants are vigorous and upright, can handle a little neglect, an are great multipliers, growing large bulbs from even medium-sized cloves.
Second Chance Shrubs
Photo credit: Plant Select®
Our shrubs are all given great care here at the nursery, but occasionally we find some that have a little damage or are sulking because they really want to get out of the pot and into the ground. To help them all find good homes where they will grow and prosper, we are bringing out these ‘seconds’ at substantially discounted prices. We will continue to bring out more as they sell.
Right now, we are offering: [Read More]
Fall Sale Continues!
Our 2022 Big Fall Sale continues, with 30% off most plants!
Sept. 20 thru end of the season take 30% off perennials, shrubs, roses, and trees, and 30% off soil products in big bags, and Compost Tea. (No discount on fruit trees, veggies, bulbs, 2023 seeds, or Holiday Market Books).
In our experience, fall is the most successful time to establish most plants, especially when mycorrhizae are applied to the roots during planting (and we’re well stocked with several types of mycorrhizae!). We have a large and diverse selection of perennials, particularly in larger quart and gallon sizes, that are ready for planting. (Photo: Grass Calamagrostis brachytricha)
Daylilies Shine in Mid-Summer
Daylilies are old favorites for good reasons. They are:
Low maintenance
Cold hardy (to USDA Zone 3)
Moderately drought-tolerant
Very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds
Adaptable to a variety of soil conditions
Disease-free and pest-free
Graceful, eye-catching, and long-blooming
Available in a very wide range of colors and sizes
Rabbit-resistant
Fast-growing
Good for erosion control
Edible and tasty
And we still have some wonderful varieties in stock! And they are in bloom! [Read More]
Fall Sale Updates & More!
Our Big Fall Sale continues with many fresh, new plants added. We are continually propagating and potting up plants, and some of them are just ready now, just in time to go on sale at 25% off!
Our 2022 Deep Discount Area opens today & our Big Fall Sale continues, with 25% off for everyone! Included in this week’s sale are:
Sept. 6 thru 11 Enjoy:
- 25% off perennials, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees
- 20% off Roses. Note: the discount on roses will not increase
- 20% off Compost Tea.
No discounts on fruit trees, veggie starts, and bulbs.
Watering in the Heat
In this period of high heat, we need to take special care of ourselves and our plants. Just as it makes sense to drink more water in the heat, it makes sense to water plants more often than usual. We water twice as much in July as we do in other months. BUT REMEMBER that plant roots need air, too. And if the soil is continually wet, plant roots won’t be able to use the water, and may rot. The best approach is still to water deeply, but not too frequently.
Versatile Hardy Geraniums
Hardy Geraniums are some of the most versatile an adaptable perennials for our area! Available in many colors and habits, they can be useful in sun and shade, moist and dry, as individual specimens, companion plants and ground covers.
These are not to be confused with Pelargoniums, the popular house plant, container and bedding plant Zonal “Geraniums” and Ivy “Geraniums,” which are not cold-hardy outdoors in Colorado. The name “geranium” is derived from a Greek word meaning little crane, hence the common name “cranesbill” which refers to the appearance of the seed heads. [Read More]
Bur Oak, the ‘Smart Tree’
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a majestic, slow-growing tree reaching 60 to 70’ in height and spread, and is typically very long-lived (think 200, 300+ years!). It’s the sort of tree you plant for the benefit of the generations to come. Many oak species don’t thrive in Colorado’s alkaline soils, but Bur Oak is a happy exception. It is also drought-tolerant once established, even in dry clay, and can handle city conditions quite well. Bur Oak’s strong wood and strong, almost right-angled branch connections resist breakage in wind and snow. [Read More]
Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse Rose Garden
We would like to invite you to visit the Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse Rose Garden in downtown Boulder across from the city park. The unique treasure of an intricately handcrafted, traditional Tajik Teahouse was gifted to the city of Boulder by the citizens of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, one of Boulder’s Sister Cities, in 1988. In time, the design of the structure was amended to be able to house a restaurant business, construction was completed, and the Teahouse opened in spring of 1998. Both the inside and outside of this fabulous building are elaborately adorned with colorful carved, painted and sculpted elements, mostly traditional, plus some contemporary artistry.
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ARTICHOKE
- IMPERIAL STAR
- COLORADO IMPERIAL
- GREEN GLOBE
ASPARAGUS
- JERSEY KNIGHT – All-male hybrid with bigger spears. Does not make seed, so doesn’t become weedy. Best selection for dense clay soils. Very productive and disease-resistant. Cold-hardy to Zone 2. 5 crowns per bag.
- PURPLE PASSION – Beautiful deep burgundy-colored spears with high sugar content. Delicious, tender, less fibrous, great raw, turns green when cooked. Cold-hardy to Zone 2. 5 crowns per bag.
BROCCOLI and other broccoli-like vegetables
And Other broccoli-like vegetables:
- BROCCOLI RAAB
- DICICCO
- BELSTAR
CABBAGE
- GOLDEN ACRE – 55 days from transplant. Very early, round-headed cabbage, nearly 5 pounds per head. Excellent taste.
- RED CABBAGE
- EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIED – 70 – 75 days from transplant. Around since the mid-1800s, this early cabbage works with our shorter growing season. Compact, conical heads are sweet, flavorful, and very crisp.
- ALL SEASONS – 90 days from transplant. 90 days — Heat resistant, fine-flavored and produces solid 10″ heads that come in at 12 pounds each.
COLLARDS
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN – 50 – 80 days to harvest. This variety has been a staple in the South since the 1800s. The large leaves can be steamed, wraps, and salad greens (when young). Sweeter after a frost.
- VATES – Slow-bolting collard with large blue-green leaves on 32 in. tall plants. Produces high-quality frost-resistant greens.
CUCUMBERS
10 Varieties this year, including:
- ARMENIAN – 65 days, heirloom. 12-18″ crisp, juicy, sweet, burpless, tolerates drought and heat
- LEMON – 65 days, heirloom. Grown since 1894 but, you’ll never find it in a grocery store! This thin-skinned, lemon-sized and colored cucumber has excellent flavor and is a great slicer or pickler. Can be eaten with the skin and all; non-bitter and burpless. Plants are more drought tolerant than other varieties.
- MARKETMORE 76 – 70 days. Open pollinated. Highly reliable, long-bearing, very sweet fresh slicing cuke, a home-garden favorite.
- NATIONAL PICKLING – 58 days. Produces fruit that are straight, medium green in color, black-spined, and average 1¾ by six inches in size. You can start picking at about two inches in length. The vigorous vines are very productive. Perfect for filling jars!
- SILVER SLICER – Open pollinated, 54 days. A great slicer with excellent flavor and lovely creamy white, thin, smooth skin. Fruits are 2” wide, 5-6” long, similar to Boothby Blonde with a longer, narrower shape and better flavor. Bred by Cornell University for resistance to powdery mildew. Superb juicy, sweet and mild flavor and good crunch.
EGGPLANT
- BLACK BEAUTY– 75-80 days, Heirloom OP, Classic
This 1902 Burpee introduction has perfect fruits earlier than other varieties. It soon became the classic farmers market and garden standard for eggplants, delicious grilled, baked, or fried. Broad, lustrous, purplish-black, egg-shaped 4” to 6” diameter (up to 2 lb) fruits are borne well off the ground on 18 to 24” plants; the skin is tender, so no need to peel it. - FENGYUAN – NEW! – 65-75 days, heirloom Asian (Taiwan), OP. Slender and very long, over 12”, with beautiful thin purple skin (no peeling!) and creamy mild white flesh that’s never bitter. Easy to grow and prolific. Wonderful for grilling or stir-fries.
- PROSPEROSA – 75 days. A gorgeous eggplant! This Italian heirloom forms a deep purple fruit with a pleated top. 4–5 inch fruit are meaty and mild flavored with a texture perfect for cooking with. tall, vigorous plants.
- TSAKONIKI – NEW! – 65 days, Heirloom (Leonidio, Greece), OP. 7-10” long slender fruits are purple striped with white, with delicate sweet flavor, never bitter. Great for savory dishes, and locals make a dessert with it
GREENS
- ARUGULA: Astro, Sylvetta
- CUTTING CELERY
- KALE: Rainbow Dinosaur/Lacinato, Red Russian, White Russian, Blue Curled Dwarf , Scarlet, Nero Toscana, Baltisk
- KAN TSAI
- MIZUNA
- MUSTARD: Red Giant, Miz America
- PAK CHOI
- JOI CHOI
- SENPOSI
- TATSOI
- TOKYO BEKANA
- PERENNIAL SPINACH (HABLITZIA)
- SHISO
- WATERCRESS
and More!
LETTUCE
- ANEUNUE
- BUTTERCRUNCH
- GOURMET BUTTER GEM
- JERICHO
- MARVEL OF FOUR SEASONS
- RED SALAD BOWL
- SKYPHOS
- SPECKLED AMISH
- TOM THUMB
LEEKS
- SAN GIOVANNI
- KING RICHARD – 75 days from transplant. ‘King Richard’ produces extra long white stems early. Cold tolerant to 20°F and can be left in the garden for an extended harvest.
MELON
- MINNESOTA MIDGET
- NOIR DE CARMES
- TUSCANY
ONIONS
- PATTERSON – (Yellow, storage) plants, 104 days, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
- REDWING – (red, storage) plants, 115 days, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
- WALLA WALLA – (yellow, sweet) plants, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
- In pots – Ailsa Craig, Red Long of Tropea, Rosa di Milano, Walla Walla, Red Marble cipollini, Gold Coin cipollini
POTATOES
- AMA ROSSA – NEW! – 85 – 95 days. Midseason. Rosy-red fingerling with rich-colored skin and flesh and keeps its color even after cooking. High in antioxidants. Nutty-tasting. Stem or air-fry for pink chips!
- HARVEST MOON -85-100 days. Round tuber with purple skin and deep yellow flesh. Firm texture after cooking, with a nutty taste. Good for roasting, baking, soups, and chips. Stores excellently.
- NICOLA – 85 – 105 days. Early. Thin skinned, yellow inside and out.
- PURPLE MAJESTY – Uniform, high-yield, deep purple skin and flesh, very high in anthocyanins (high-potency antioxidant) Bred in & for Colorado.
- SANGRE – 80-90 days. Midseason. Beautiful red skinned variety with shallow eyes and medium-sized oblong tubers. Originally released by Colorado State University in 1982, Sangre ranks high in taste tests with creamy white flesh that is especially delicious boiled or baked. Stores well.
- YUKON GOLD- 85 – 100 days. Early Midseason. Smooth, thin, yellow skin and flesh. Buttery flavored, creamy texture, slightly sweet. These popular potatoes are waxy and firm, great for stews, soups, gratins, and mashed or roast potatoes.
PUMPKIN and WINTER SQUASH
15, including:
- ACORN
- CASPER
- CHEROKEE BUSH
- CINDERELLA
- DELICATA
- JARRAHDALE
- HONEYBOAT
- KABOCHA
- SILVER BELL
- SPAGHETTI
- UNCLE DAVID’S BUTTERCUP
- WINTER LUXURY
RHUBARB
- CANADA RED
- GLASKINS PERPETUAL
- VICTORIA
SHALLOT
- CREME BRULEE
- ZEBRUNE
SPINACH
- BLOOMSDALE
- MONSTREUX de VIROFLAY
- NOBEL
- SPACE
- CAUCASIAN CLIMBING PERENNIAL (Hablitzia tamnoides)
SQUASH, SUMMER
- BLACK BEAUTY ZUCCHINI
- COSTATA ROMANESCA ZUCCHINI – 55 days, heirloom, ranked best-tasting zucchini, vigorous, large
- DIRANI
- JAUNE et VERTE SCALLOP
- SUMMER CROOKNECK
- TROMBONCINO
- YELLOW ZEPHYR
SWISS CHARD
- ARGENTATA
- BRIGHT LIGHTS
- RED RHUBARB
TOMATILLOS
- GRAND RIO VERDE- 85 Days – compact (24″ tall and wide) and ripens all at once, great for processing. Grow two or more plants to ensure good pollination. Heat tolerant.
- PURPLE – 70 Days – compact (20″ tall and wide); purple fruits are much sweeter than the green types and rich in beneficial antioxidants. Let the fruit remain on the plant as long as possible until the husk splits for the best flavor and color. Grow two or more plants to ensure good pollination.
WATERMELON
6 Varieties, including:
- BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN
- EARLY MOONBEAM
- MOON AND STARS
- SUGAR BABY
BRACHYCOME ‘BLUE SPLENDOR’ (Swan River Daisy)
Annual, OP
This showy, profusely blooming daisy from Australia is a compact flowering plant with attractive, fern-like foliage and masses of brilliant blue daisy-like blooms. The bushy, mounded plants grow to 8-10” tall and blooms profusely through the summer and into the fall. Brachycome flowers are fragrant and attract bees and butterflies. Prefers rich, well-drained soil and tolerates some drought once established. Perfect for containers and hanging baskets in full to part sun
CALIFORNIA POPPY ‘GOLDEN WEST’
Annual, OP, Bee favorite
Introduced in 1907 heirloom ‘Golden West’ has cup-shaped flowers of sunny yellow with orange centers and petal-backs. This selection of native California poppy is larger flowered but similar to the original that Spanish explorers encountered by the million, calling its native land ‘the land of fire’. Thrives in full sun, needs very little water once established, self-sows, and is very often perennial at mile-high elevation. 8-12” x 6”
CALIFORNIA POPPY ‘MIKADO’
Annual, OP, Bee favorite
Deep orange satiny petals with scarlet backs grace this heirloom variety. Burnished four-petaled flowers and sea-green, finely cut leaves look beautiful in masses, perfect with blue cornflowers in any well-drained soil. Native Americans used the sap for toothache, and it’s recommended for its analgesic properties. If bloom slows, cut back for another flush of flowers that continue until a hard freeze. 1936 heirloom. Self-sows and is very often perennial at mile-high elevation. Very drought tolerant & easy, 8-12”x6”.
CALIFORNIA POPPY ‘MISSION BELLS’
Annual, OP, Bee-favorite
Mission Bells is a flowering mix of brilliantly colored, saucer-shaped, double or semi-double, orange, yellow, white, red, and pink California Poppies, selections of the California native wildflower. The finely divided foliage is bluish-green, the plants grow fast and bloom all summer long. 8-12”x 6”.
CANTERBURY BELLS, Blue (Campanula medium)
Biennial, OP heirloom
If you like to grow cut flowers for bouquets, this one’s for you! Each plant provides masses of large, vivid purply-blue flowers on 18 to 36” tall scapes, from late spring through mid-summer. And Canterbury Bells are among the longest-lasting of cut-flowers. The only caveat is that you need to wait until their second year of growth to get flowers. First-year plants grow a low rosette of foliage. Definitely worth the wait! Grow in sun or part-shade in fertile, well-drained soil. Planting a group together helps plants support each other without staking, but in windy locations stakes may be needed. Plant 12-15” apart. Cold-hardy to Zone 5.
CLEOME ‘CHERRY QUEEN’
Annual, OP, Bee, Butterfly, Hummer favorite
Deep carmine pink buds open to lighter pink blossoms, giving an airy appearance because the stamens and pistil protrude several inches beyond the petals. Massed together, they have a charming, old-fashioned look (it is an heirloom variety). Cherry Queen blooms atop sturdy 4’ stalks in summer and fall for up to 12 weeks. If pinched when about 6” tall, each plant will branch out to produce a half dozen or more blooms. Self-sows and tolerates heat and humidity.
CLEOME ‘ROSE QUEEN’
Annual, OP, Bee, Butterfly, Hummer fave
Deep rose buds open to lighter pink blossoms, giving an airy appearance because the stamens and pistil protrude several inches beyond the petals. Massed together, they have a charming, old-fashioned look (it is an heirloom variety). Rose Queen blooms in summer and fall for up to 12 weeks. If pinched when about 6 inches tall, each plant will branch out to produce a half dozen or more blooms. Self-sows and tolerates heat and humidity.
KIWI BLUE HONEYWORT (Cerinthe major)
Annual, OP, Bee favorite
Its almost steel blue-green foliage, sensational deep blue bracts and small purple flowers make a wonderful impact in the garden or containers. Early in the season the plant resembles a garden pea but as stems lengthen they branch, producing showy blue flower bracts with small purple bells that seem to grow out of the leaves and stems. Very attractive to bees, heat-tolerant through summer and hardy down to at least 23 degrees F. Cool nights in fall produce even deeper blue color. Plants bloom continuously from spring to fall. This self-sowing plant drops its large pea sized seeds in late summer and early fall and will grow in and around the same patch for years. Easy to grow in sun/part shade, low maintenance. To 18-24”h &w.
TALL BLUE LARKSPUR
Annual, OP, Bumblebee, Butterfly, Hummer favorite
Blue Larkspur is a very hardy annual wildflower, native to S. Europe and Eurasia, but widely distributed in the US as an introduced species. The ¾” blooms can vary in from pale to deep blue and purple, and sturdy branching stems to 4’ or more deliver quick height and sumptuous color over a long season. If spent flowers are removed, it blooms for several months from late April on, and can provide masses of cut-flowers. Grow in sun, in well-drained soil with some compost added for happiest plants and exuberant bloom. Self-sowing, very drought tolerant, and deer resistant (CAUTION: alkaloids in seeds and aerial parts are toxic to mammals).
Perennials in 1-gallon Pots
At this time of year, when the weather is hot and mostly dry, it can be easier to establish transplants that already have a larger, deeper root system. Another very important factor in successful transplanting in this heat and drought is the quality of the potting soil the plant was grown in. Harlequin’s Gardens doesn’t use a commercial, lightweight, soil-less mix, designed for using chemical fertilizers and for minimizing shipping costs. [Read More]
Climate Resilient Plants
In late June Eve and Mikl attended two inspiring events that are related in that both organizations / institutions are concerned with researching, trialing, and introducing plants that are resilient in the face of the challenges presented by Climate Change, especially increasing heat and long-term drought. [Read More]
Fall Sale Updates!
Our 2022 Big Fall Sale continues, with 30% off most plants!
Sept. 13 thru 18 take 30% off perennials, shrubs, and trees, and 20% off roses, soil products in big bags, books, and 20% off Compost Tea. (No discount on fruit trees, veggie starts, bulbs, and 2023 seeds).
We’ve added lots of timely COVER CROP SEEDS and BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES to our DEEP DISCOUNT offers!
In our experience, fall is the most successful time to establish most plants, especially when mycorrhizae are applied to the roots during planting (and we’re well stocked with several types of mycorrhizae!). We have a large and diverse selection of perennials, particularly in larger quart and gallon sizes, that are ready for planting. (Photo: Sedum “Matrona”)
FEATURED PEPPER OFFERINGS – 2024 Newsletter
Bastan Pepper, courtesy Johnny’s Seeds
A few of our NEW PEPPERS
BASTAN F-1 ANCHO/POBLANO – New!
65 days green, 85 days ripe (brown) from transplant, Capsicum annuum, F-1 hybrid
An exceptionally early and adaptable poblano pepper, Bastan plants are extremely high-yielding and robust, and produce big, thick-walled, very dark green, smooth, 4-6”-long, mostly two-lobed peppers that are easy to peel. Fruits may be used at the green unripe or chocolate brown stages. Excellent fried, roasted, stuffed, in chile rellenos or green chile sauces. 1,000 – 2,500 SHU. Plants have an upright habit with excellent leaf cover and concentrated fruit set. Fully ripe poblano peppers are traditionally dried and called Ancho.
TAM JALAPENO – New! – 70-75 days from transplant, Hyb., Capsicum annuum, 3,000 – 5,000 Scoville Heat Units
If you love the flavor of Jalapenos but can’t take the heat, perhaps the Tam Jalapeno is for you. Developed by Texas A&M, it was bred to be highly productive, disease-resistant, widely adaptable, early-maturing, thick-walled, and have great Jalapeno flavor with a lower level of heat – only 1,000-1,500 SHUs, much milder than the typical Jalapeno (3,000-5,000 SHUs). TAM Jalapeño can be made even milder by removing the thin membrane that connects the seeds to the wall of the pepper. Plants grow 2-3 feet tall and should be staked. They produce 3”- long plump dark green peppers with smooth, glossy skin. If allowed to turn red, they will be hotter. TAMs are great for mild salsas and dips, delicious added to salads, tacos or pizza, and great for pickling, jelly, and cooking. Try stuffing them with a variety of fillings for appetizers. Top of Form
YANKEE BELL – New Again! –60 days green, 80 days red, OP, Capsicum annuum
A dependable open-pollinated sweet bell for Northern gardeners. Born on 3’ tall plants, the blocky 3-4 lobed fruits are medium sized and a bit smaller than hybrids but have good yields and better quality and uniformity than most OP bell peppers. Great for salads, stuffing, and cooking. Plants have stronger branches than other varieties.
CARIBBEAN HABANERO – New! – 90 days from transplant, Heirloom OP, Capsicum chinense, 400,000 Scoville Heat Units
Twice as hot as the common habanero! Its pungent, smokey, fruity flavor makes extra spicy salsas, marinades and some very intense hot sauces. The red pods are 2″ long and 1″ wide and grow on vigorous, bushy 3 – 4’ plants. It is so productive the plant may need support when loaded with fruit. We recommend wearing latex gloves and other protection when handling these peppers. With a heat level of 400,000 SHUs, these peppers are loaded with capsaicin which can cause irritation and pain when exposed to your eyes and even to your skin.
RETURNING FAVORITES: Anaheim, Early Jalapeno, Fish, Sheepnose Pimiento, Serrano Tampiqueno, Jimmy Nardello’s, King of the North, Marconi Red, Sweet Chocolate, Cubanelle and more!