Pepper is the second most valuable vegetable crop in Florida.
In addition to the popular bell peppers, there are various other hot and specialty peppers grown here. Peppers are basically divided into two groups, Sweet Peppers and Hot Peppers. Sweet peppers can range in color from pale to dark green, from yellow to orange to red or from purple to brown to black. Their color can be solid or variegated. Their usually juicy flesh can be thick or thin and the flavors range from bland to sweet to bittersweet .