"When you plant a packet, some will turn out gold or orange and others will be red, purple or ivory. Most start out green and are tasty as soon as they reach full size; a few weeks later their full ripe color will show. These are all classic big bell hybrids: Early Sunsation, Purple Beauty, Orange Sun, Big Red and Diamond. High yielding and a terrific value. Burpee Exclusive. Grows best in full sun.
Sorry, plants CANNOT be sent to AK, AZ, CA, HI or NV. "
Average Customer Rating:
3.1 out of 5
7 of 14 (50%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
June 24, 2009 Submitted byMeggie from Lancaster,PA
"We started our seeds in the middle of April, in Jiffy peat pots. They didn't start very well we only have about 6 or 7 left. They are just starting to flower and we have a couple of tiny peppers. I'm not impressed, but I haven't grown peppers before. My mom says they're doing okay."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
PA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
Will try again,
June 19, 2009 Submitted byBirdie from Central Texas
"Decent germination, but the weak seedlings didn't survive a little wind after transplanting."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
TX
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
OK,
January 22, 2009 Submitted byKrawz from Oakland County, MI
"It might have had to do with our growing season, but I had great success with the cream colored variety producing early (but small fruits) Later, the other varieties produced a small crop late in the season, but took forever to turn on the plant (as the other varieties start off as green then turn their respective color.) This is the problem choosing a mix. If you know your peppers, choose the individual varieties you want."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
MI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Good choice,
July 27, 2008 Submitted byBean from Southern Indina
"I had good luck with the germination of the seeds, plenty of plants. I kept many and gave away some. So far they are growing well. I have at least 10 plants growing, many are producing peppers already, but too small to tell what kind they are. One purple beauty so far. Does anyone know which pepper start off looking like a hot pepper the shape of it that is."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
IN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Disappointing,
July 22, 2008 Submitted byKronos from Charlotte, NC
"Decided to try these this year for some variety. Out of the 50 seeds in the packet only 20 actually managed to germinate and of those only 4 survived long enough to transplant into the garden. We started another set of regular green bell peppers at the same time and those plants are doing great. Same soil mixture, same amount of watering and sunlight, surprisingly different results. Not sure what happened, but I'm not planning on bothering with this seed mix again. Peppers are usually one of the easiest things to grow in this area. The four plants that have survived are just begining to flower so I can't comment on colors or taste yet."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NC
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Difficult beginnings,
July 19, 2008 Submitted byChristyACB from Norfolk, Virginia
"This household loves a colorful array of peppers and we thought this mix might be fun to grow. We started 25 seeds, but in the end, wound up with only 10 that made it into the garden for transplant.
While it is tempting to think it was our methods, we have a much greater success rate with all other peppers. The germination rate wasn't great and the seedlings were very sensitive for a longer period of time. It appears that the purple and red peppers were the strongest of the group since all of our mature plants are of that group.
To bolster our crop, we purchsed some nursery starts to hedge our bets at transplanting time and these nursery starts continue to outperform the plants from this seed mix.
My other peppers grown from seed are all doing fantastically but these just aren't quite as vigorous. We are getting peppers from them, but significantly fewer than all other cultivars, with a lower rate of blossom take than others. The plants themselves are as attractive as one could want from a pepper plant and the peppers that do come from the plants are delicious.
I still have half the packet so I will be trying them again next year one more time. I'll update my review then but as of now, I'd only recommend this to those that are very experienced in raising from seed or those who can afford significant losses."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
VA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Best peppers I've grown yet!,
December 31, 2007 Submitted byAnonymous from Geneseo, NY
"I was really nervous about these peppers when I saw the negative reviews last year, but I bought them before I read the reviews. I had no problems germinating from seed at all! These pepper plants grew tall and sturdy, and were LOADED with peppers. We got a lot of purple peppers, and a good mixture of green, yellow, red and orange. This will be the pepper seed packet I go with from now on!"
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
these are growing amazing!,
July 5, 2007 Submitted bygreenthumbgrammy
"I am growing 28 of these plants and they all are around 18 inches in height and solid as a tree. Nice compact plants that are bushy and LOTS of peppers everywhere. I have identified 6 purple beautys and four diamnond plants and the rest are green which will turn either red,yellow or orange. Peppers that are growing are getting bigger everyday. I predict by end of July i will be harvesting loads and loads of these. On average right now each pepper plant has roughly 20 peppers growing and the flowers just keep coming! I've had to stake plants now that they are getting top heavy with growing peppers. Wind damage would topple these plants over easy now that they are loaded with peppers everywhere. I am growing in full sun and water deeply once a week. I highly reccomend these to anybody as they are EASY to grow and load up with LOTS of peppers. All I do is water them and they do their magic. I reccomend fertalizing lightly when transplanting into garden and thats about it. After that just water and watch them grow."
KEEPS PRODUCING!!!!,
April 8, 2007 Submitted bycathekorn24
Plant performance:
4
out of 5
Taste:
4
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"These peppers are great!! I'm a beginner gardener and had an excellent turnout. I live in Hawaii, and I planted them in Mid March and they kept producing until December. I had medium size yellow, red, purple, green peppers. Great for stir fry and grilled!!"
"I planted these last year and had zero success. I ended up buying plants at a nursery that produced really well but these still weren't producing at the end of the season, they were barely growing..."
EMBARASSING WASTE OF TIME & SPACE,
October 27, 2006 Submitted byabc123 from Plainfield CT
Plant performance:
2
out of 5
Taste:
1
out of 5
Yield:
1
out of 5
"large plants producing a few small tasteless peppers, not a very good mixture either, all I got was yellow and purple peppers, definitely won't be growing these again"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: No
Type of gardening:
Commercial
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
CT
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Needs FULL SUN,
May 31, 2006 Submitted byphoenixjs from Christmas, FL
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
4
out of 5
"These are really great but it is for certain that they need full sun."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
FL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
COLORFUL!,
March 8, 2006 Submitted byAnonymous from Chicago western suburbs
Plant performance:
3
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
3
out of 5
"The peppers look beautiful in a bowl as a centerpiece and are very tasty."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
IL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
