Figured since there was a Tomatoes 2008, I'd start one dedicated to those delectable Capsicums. It'd be great if everyone could list what they're growing, maybe a pic. Here's what I'm growing this season: C. annuum: Red Bell Green Bell Orange Bell Jalapeno Concho Jala. Royal Embers Pequin Cherry Bomb C. chinense: Aribibi Gusano Orange Habanero C. baccatum: Lemon Drop Aji Amarillo C. pubescens: Manzano rocotos I'm actually turning a few into bonsai's (since chilis can be woody perennials, they act like trees), they're just getting started. The best is a lemon drop bonsai, shown here already starting to grow mini leaves, originally was like this. Bonsai chilis is pretty cool, got the idea from a friend, here's his bonsai chili page/information. Here's the majority of my indoor chilis. Good Luck!
There's a lot of this going on in the consolidated Habanero pepper thread. For what it's worth, I'm growing all three colours of Aji (Rojo, Amarillo, y Verde), and Hungarian yellow hot wax at the moment, and am searching for Dientes de drago (Bolivian rainbow chilis)
Hi, This is the mysterious pepper. It's hot and smell like rose. after eating this my husband doesn't eat other pepper. Please help ID. Thanks.
et2007 , a picture of a flower helps, as that can narrow it down to the species. But looks like a Tepin chili plant C. annuum var. glabrisuculum. It should have pure white (not green mixed in the petals) flowers.
Hi natureman, i will take the flower picture tomorrow, i can't remember if it is pure white or not. The peppers turned yellow when it ripe & it also small, some of the plant naturely growed like Bonsai. That is the only plant grow that tall. Thanks
Hi natureman, Sorry i couldn't take the picture on Friday. This is the pepper flowers, hope you can see it clear. Thanks
Yup, looks all white, probably Tepin ( All white almost always means it's in C. annuum )(C. annuum var. glabrisuculum )
Hi natureman, Thank you for the id, i search for Tepin peppers and all the picture have red color peppers when it riped. Do you know if Tepin have a yellow variety? I don't know much about hot peppers, i only like to grow them, can't even eat them. Thanks.
Oh, sorry, never realized you said they were yellow, sorry bout that. Either way, Tepin can have yellow fruit. I'm pretty sure it's a type of Tepin.
Thanks natureman, i searched under yellow Tepin peppers and found 1 person have a yellow Tepin. So my mysterious pepper have a name after all, thanks to you. et2007.
Hello natureman, That wonderful! the spring is here. I don't know much about peppers except it burn your tongue and make you cry, but i will try to grow a few more this year. Please post pictures of your peppers collection.
Here's my garden as of yesterday, I already had it on my blog, no need to redo and upload to here :) Here's an improved pic of the Royal Ember flower:
Here's the same plant shown in my other post, it's the main producer right now. It has at least a few dozen flowers on it, and a few deveoping pods already. (C. annuum var. ' Royal Embers') (By the way, the leaves may look like they have salt deposits all over, but it seems that this var. has lots of glandular trichomes, the undersides of the leaves are blanketed in small crystals, looks nice when light hits it)
This year I'm growing: C. annuum: - Manzano - Chile de Arbol - Long Red Cayenne - Red Ruffles - Tri-Colour Variegata I started the seeds inside under grow lights yesterday. :)
Thanks for the heads up on the Manzano being Capsicum pubescens! I had it mislabeled in my seed collection. The "Long Red Cayenne" I have is labeled Capsicum annuum though.. and all references online confirm that.
At this time, most of my plants are producing some awesome chilis. My favorite chilis at this point are C. baccatum 'Lemon Drop'. Here's a pic i took of the flower:
natureman - that's a beautiful photo! My greenhouse has been under attack by aphids... a lot of my pepper plants are crippled because of this. I only have one lone pepper so far. Lots are blooming though, so I am crossing my fingers!
