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Medium Heat Pepper Varieties

Medium Heat peppers: Roughly 2,500 to 30,000 SHU. The jalapeno-to-serrano band that defines everyday cooking heat in North America.

VarietyBreedingHabitDaysFruitResistance
Pot-a-peno F1 hybrid - 45-65 red -
Ají Rico F1 hybrid - 55-75 red -
Early Jalapeño open-pollinated - 60-70 green -
Hungarian Black heirloom - 60-75 purple-black -
Flaming Flare F1 hybrid - 60-75 red -
Emerald Fire F1 hybrid - 60-75 red Bs
Hungarian Hot Wax open-pollinated - 65-70 yellow -
Cherry Bomb F1 hybrid - 65-70 red -
Mucho Nacho F1 hybrid - 65-75 green -
NuMex Española Improved open-pollinated - 65-80 red -
Chichimeca F1 hybrid - 65-80 red PVY
Jalafuego F1 hybrid - 70-75 green Bs
Fresno open-pollinated - 70-80 red -
Black Pearl F1 hybrid - 70-90 purple-black -
NuMex Primavera open-pollinated - 70-85 red -
NuMex Jalmundo open-pollinated - 70-85 red -
Chimayó heirloom - 70-90 red -
Alcalde Improved open-pollinated - 70-85 red -
Dixon heirloom - 70-90 red -
Velarde heirloom - 70-90 red -
Jalapeño M open-pollinated - 70-80 red -
Biker Billy Jalapeño F1 hybrid - 70-85 red -
Morita heirloom - 70-85 red -
Guindilla heirloom - 70-85 green -
Cheongyang F1 hybrid - 70-90 red -
NuMex Big Jim open-pollinated - 75-80 red -
Sandia open-pollinated - 75-85 red -
Serrano open-pollinated - 75-80 green -
Fish Pepper heirloom - 75-85 red -
NuMex Heritage Big Jim open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
NuMex Sandia Select open-pollinated - 75-95 red -
NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
Lumbre open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
Korean Gochu heirloom - 75-95 red -
Bolivian Rainbow heirloom - 75-95 bicolor -
Aleppo (Halaby) heirloom - 80-95 red -
NuMex Mirasol open-pollinated - 80-100 red -
Chilaca heirloom - 80-100 brown -
Cascabel heirloom - 80-100 red -
Guajillo heirloom - 80-100 red -
Puya heirloom - 80-100 red -
Costeño Amarillo heirloom - 80-100 yellow -
Urfa Biber heirloom - 80-100 purple-black -
Maraş Biber heirloom - 80-100 red -
Baklouti heirloom - 80-95 red -
Erjingtiao heirloom - 80-100 red -
Byadgi heirloom - 80-110 red -
Ají Omnicolor heirloom - 90-120 bicolor -
Dedo de Moça heirloom - 90-120 red -
Onza Roja heirloom - 90-115 red -
Ají Lemon Drop heirloom - 95-110 yellow -
Ají Norteño heirloom - 95-125 orange -
Bishop's Crown heirloom - 100-120 red -
Brazilian Starfish heirloom - 100-120 red -
Kellu Uchu heirloom - 100-130 yellow -

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