This Santa in a Canoe Ornament
is about 3 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide. These Western Christmas Ornaments have a Western Santa rowing a Chili Pepper Canoe. He is wearing a brown cowboy hat, long yellow vest over a blue plaid shirt, yellow gauntlet style gloves and green bandana. The Unique Christmas Ornaments canoe is a hollowed out red chili pepper with a green stem on one end. The Western Santa is sitting on a spring so he bobs around as he rows down the river. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Chili Peppers.
The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or more simply just "chili", is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Even though chilis may be thought of as a vegetable, their culinary usage is generally as a spice. The name, which is spelled differently in many regions, comes from Nahuatl via the Spanish word chile. The term chili in most of the world refers exclusively to the smaller, hot types. The mild larger types are called bell pepper in the United States, Canada (and sometimes the United Kingdom), sweet pepper in Britain and Ireland, capsicum in India and Australasia, and paprika in many European countries. Select this link to view our Holiday Lights and Decorative Party Lights.

Jalapeno Chilis.
The jalapeño is a medium to large size chili pepper which is prized for the warm, burning sensation when eaten. Ripe, the jalapeño can be 2–3½ inches long and is commonly sold when still green. It is named after the town of Xalapa, Veracruz, where it was traditionally produced. 160 square kilometres are dedicated for the cultivation of jalapeño in Mexico alone; primarily in the Papaloapan river basin in the north of the state of Veracruz and in the Delicias, Chihuahua area. Jalapeño is also cultivated in smaller scale in Jalisco, Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa and Chiapas. Jalapeños are also known as cuaresmeños, huachinangos and chiles gordos. As of 1999, 5,500 acres in the United States were dedicated to the cultivation of jalapeños. Most jalapeños were produced in southern New Mexico and western Texas.
Jalapeños are a pod type of Capsicum. The growing period for a jalapeño plant is 70–80 days. When mature, the plant stands two and a half to three feet tall. Typically, a single plant will produce twenty five to thirty five pods. During a growing period, a plant will be picked multiple times. As the growing season comes to an end, the jalapeños start to turn red. The fresh market is for green jalapeños and red jalapeños are considered inferior. Growers often either discard the red jalapeños into the ground or use them for the production of chipotles. Check out our selection of Decorated Country Holiday Garland.