A living field guide to Capsicum

Every pepper has a second story.

Fresh or dried, sweet or searing—discover how 10,000 years of cultivation turned one American fruit into a world of flavor.

28Specimens
5Species
0–2.2mScoville
Plate no. 01 / CapsicumBotanical illustration showing seven pepper varieties with green leaves and white flowers
Fruit of the nightshade family · Solanaceae

Four paths through the collection