There are over 4000 different varieties of peppers. Each has their own taste and flavour, ranging from sweet to very hot.

Below are our 3 most popular places to buy peppers– the links should (hopefully) lead to the right place on their site.

Quick link to pepper details below:

  • Sweet peppers – (Sweet banana pepper, Pimento pepper, Bell pepper, Shishito pepper)
  • Hot peppers – (Anaheim chili pepper, Hungarian paprika pepper, Pepperoncini pepper, Poblano pepper)
  • Very Hot peppers – (African bird’s eye chili pepper, Cayenne pepper, Jalapeno pepper, Habanero pepper, Scotch bonnet pepper, Thai chili pepper)

More details on why we especially like the pepper buying sites are described lower down the page.

cayenne pepper

Where to buy peppers:

1. Sweet Peppers

Sweet banana pepper

Ideal for sandwiches, pizza and Greek salads.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
banana pepper

Pimento pepper

Great dipper for dill vegetable dip or with olives.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
pimento pepper

Bell pepper

Good choice for roasting, salads and making stuffed peppers.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
bell peppers

Shishito pepper

Ideal for stir-fry & Japanese recipes.

Available from 2 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
shishito pepper

2. Hot Peppers

Anaheim chile pepper

Great for making salsa or simply stuffed.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
anaheim pepper

Hungarian paprika

Ideal for Hungarian recipes & goulash.

Available from 2 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
paprika pepper

Pepperoncini pepper

Adds a lovely tang to pizza, salads and antipasto.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
pepperoncini pepper

Poblano pepper

Ideal for Southwestern and Mexican recipes.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
poblano pepper

3. Very Hot Peppers

African bird’s eye chili pepper

Great for Guyana or Mexican recipes – and Piri Piri Chicken.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
african birdseye chili pepper

Cayenne pepper

Adds heat to soups, meats and even desserts.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
cayenne pepper

Jalapeno pepper

Ideal for appetizers, salsa and hot japanese recipes.

Available from 2 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
jalapeno pepper

Habanero pepper

Great for salsa, hot sauce, jerk recipes and spice up recipes.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
habanero pepper

Scotch bonnet pepper

Ideal for Caribbean recipes, great in pepper sauce.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
scotch bonnet pepper

Thai chilli pepper

Key for southeast Asian recipes & curries.

Available from 3 places:

  1. Available from Amazon
  2. The seedsnow site (USA only)
  3. The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)
thai chilli pepper

Top 3 Places where to buy Peppers

1. Amazon

Amazon are a great source of peppers – both for planting & for cooking.

2. USA – SeedsNow

Lovely family owned business with a:

  • Very large range & variety of pepper seeds
  • As well as NON-GMO Heirloom Vegetable Garden seeds.
  • 100% Raw & Un-treated Non-Genetically Modified,
  • Very fast delivery

For more details visit the seedsnow site

seedsnow

3. The ClickandGrow pod system

This is a very unusual source of peppers.

Their indoor garden works just like a capsule coffee machine.

  • But instead of coffee pods, use biodegradable plant pods.
  • More than 75 + different plant varieties.
  • Automated watering, light and nutrients controlled by App
  • More details on the ClickandGrow website

Please note that they do have over 75 different plant varieties – but not that many pepper types. But the ones they do have are very easy to grow.

click and grow

More information on where to buy pepper seeds

The links above will show you where to buy pepper seeds, but why not have a look at our