AMSEED American Seed Intelligence Platform

Roasting Pepper Varieties

Roasting peppers: Suited to fire-roasting or blistering whole: skin that chars and slips, and flesh that holds together off the heat. The defining use of the New Mexican and Italian frying classes.

VarietyBreedingHabitDaysFruitResistance
Lipstick open-pollinated - 53-65 red -
Italia F1 hybrid - 55-75 red -
Sweet Chocolate open-pollinated - 58-75 brown -
Carmen F1 hybrid - 60-80 red PVY
Escamillo F1 hybrid - 60-80 yellow -
Shishito open-pollinated - 60-65 green -
Padrón heirloom - 60-75 green -
Early Jalapeño open-pollinated - 60-70 green -
Antohi Romanian heirloom - 60-75 red -
Hungarian Sweet Wax open-pollinated - 60-75 red -
Gernika heirloom - 60-75 green -
Hot Sunset F1 hybrid - 60-75 red -
Friggitello heirloom - 62-75 red -
Cubanelle open-pollinated - 65-75 yellow -
Hungarian Hot Wax open-pollinated - 65-70 yellow -
NuMex Española Improved open-pollinated - 65-80 red -
Stocky Red Roaster open-pollinated - 65-80 red -
Fehér Ozon heirloom - 65-80 red -
Corno di Toro heirloom - 70-80 red -
Marconi heirloom - 70-80 red -
Jalafuego F1 hybrid - 70-75 green Bs
Fresno open-pollinated - 70-80 red -
Chimayó heirloom - 70-90 red -
Alcalde Improved open-pollinated - 70-85 red -
Dixon heirloom - 70-90 red -
Velarde heirloom - 70-90 red -
Melrose heirloom - 70-85 red -
Doux des Landes heirloom - 70-85 red -
Fushimi heirloom - 70-85 green -
Manganji heirloom - 70-90 green -
Cornito Giallo F1 hybrid - 70-80 yellow -
Giant Marconi F1 hybrid - 70-80 red TMV PVY
Jimmy Nardello heirloom - 75-85 red -
Pimiento heirloom - 75-85 red -
Santa Fe Grande open-pollinated - 75-80 orange -
Poblano (Ancho) open-pollinated - 75-85 red -
Anaheim open-pollinated - 75-80 red -
NuMex Big Jim open-pollinated - 75-80 red -
NuMex Heritage 6-4 open-pollinated - 75-85 red -
NuMex Joe E. Parker open-pollinated - 75-80 red -
Sandia open-pollinated - 75-85 red -
Serrano open-pollinated - 75-80 green -
Fish Pepper heirloom - 75-85 red -
Piquillo heirloom - 75-85 red -
NuMex Heritage Big Jim open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
NuMex Conquistador open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
NuMex Sweet open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
NuMex R Naky open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
NuMex Sandia Select open-pollinated - 75-95 red -
Lumbre open-pollinated - 75-90 red -
Xcatic heirloom - 75-95 yellow -
Chile Güero Largo heirloom - 75-95 yellow -
Corno di Toro Giallo heirloom - 75-90 yellow -
Chervena Chushka heirloom - 75-90 red -
Yellow Nardello heirloom - 75-90 yellow -
Florina heirloom - 75-90 red -
Kurtovska Kapija heirloom - 75-90 red -
Barker's Hot open-pollinated - 80-90 red -
Mulato Isleño heirloom - 80-100 brown -
Chilaca heirloom - 80-100 brown -
Habanada open-pollinated - 85-95 orange -
NuMex Suave Orange open-pollinated - 85-95 orange -
Ají Amarillo heirloom - 100-120 orange -
Rocoto (Manzano) heirloom - 120-150 red -