2026-2027 PanAmerican Seed Catalog

SWEET HEAT / VEGETABLES & HERBS

Pot-a-peño All-America Selections Winner

Primero Red Habanero

Sweet Heat

Name

Days to maturity from transplant

Fruit characteristics

Plant habit Disease

Comments

resistance

HOT Pot-a-peño F 1 Capsicum annuum

60-65 to full ripe, 45-50 to green

Jalapeño, green to red 3-4 in./8-10 cm long x 0.75-1.25 in./2-3 cm wide

Bush, compact, medium

Pot-a-peño’s unique compact habit is perfect for patio containers. Early maturing means this will be one of the first peppers to fruit in the garden. Tons of jalapeño fruit grow under a dense canopy of small, dark green leaves. Harvest fruit green for a traditional spicy zip in any dish or allow to ripen to red for a sweet, spicy flavour. All-America Selections Regional Winner, Great Lakes, West/Northwest.

Primero Red F 1 Capsicum chinense

75-80 to full ripe, 60-65 to green

Habanero, green to red 2.75-3.5 in./7-9 cm long x 1.25-1.5 in./3-4 cm wide

Large, vigorous

IR: TSWV One of the earliest ripening habaneros on the market, with fruit ready to harvest as early as bell peppers. Produces huge yields of fruit larger than other standard

habaneros, with just about one-third the heat. Early flowering – can be sold in large pots with flowers and immature fruit. Best in containers or in-ground. One of the earliest peppers to bear fruit! Compact, bushy plants let you ship or sell larger containers with developing fruit. Sweet and mildly spicy peppers can be harvested green or red. Best in containers or in-ground.

Sweet Heat F 1 Capsicum annuum

55-60 to full ripe, 40-45 to green

Snack, green to red 3.5-4 in./9-10 cm long x 1.25-1.75 in./3-4 cm wide

Compact

= mild

= mildly hot

= medium hot

= hot

= extra hot

Disease terminology: HR = High Resistance, IR = Intermediate Resistance Disease codes: BLS - Bacterial Leaf Spot, TMV - Tobacco Mosaic Virus, TSWV - Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

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