Paprika Pepper Seeds – Leutschauer

Grow a traditional, flavorful pepper variety with Leutschauer Paprika Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum), known for its rich color, aromatic taste, and reliable warm-season performance. This heirloom paprika type produces long, tapered peppers that mature from green to deep red, making them ideal for drying, grinding, or fresh culinary use.

Leutschauer peppers thrive in sunny garden spaces, vegetable patches, raised beds, and containers. With their vigorous growth and dependable yields, they are a favorite among gardeners who enjoy growing classic paprika-style peppers at home.

Features

• Produces long, aromatic red paprika-type peppers

• Heirloom variety with reliable warm-season growth

• Excellent for drying, grinding, and culinary use

• Suitable for garden beds, raised beds, and containers

• Vigorous plants with consistent productivity

Specifications

• Common Name: Paprika Pepper

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

• Variety: Leutschauer

• Color: Green turning deep red at maturity

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual

• Planting Season: Spring

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors February–March; transplant May–June

  • Zones 5–6: Start indoors February–March; transplant April–May

  • Zones 7–8: Start indoors January–February; transplant March–April

  • Zones 9–10: Direct sow or transplant February–March

• Growing Zones: Suitable for Zones 3–10 (grown as annual)

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours minimum)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Germination Time: 10–20 days

• Days to Maturity: 80–90 days

• Plant Height: 18–30 inches

• Growth Habit: Upright annual pepper plant