I don't think this is a habanero

[MOO112]

Good Evening,

Not being an experienced pepper raiser , the pepper plant that I have
has been posing as a habanero, but I blew it's cover when
investigating pepper pics on the net. However, I'm still not really
sure what it is. If anyone would like to visit my homepage and have a
look, the link is http://hometown.aol.com/moo112/pepperplant.html

I think it's probably one of those purple tigers or something like
that.

Thanks,

Moo

[szozu]

Bolivian Rainbow? There's also a Haitian Purple that grows upright and
belongs to the habanero family.
http://www.chileplants.com

Lana

"MOO112" > wrote in message
om...
> Good Evening,
>
> Not being an experienced pepper raiser , the pepper plant that I have
> has been posing as a habanero, but I blew it's cover when
> investigating pepper pics on the net. However, I'm still not really
> sure what it is. If anyone would like to visit my homepage and have a
> look, the link is http://hometown.aol.com/moo112/pepperplant.html
>
> I think it's probably one of those purple tigers or something like
> that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Moo

[Peppergirl]

Hi!
It's hard for me to get a clear view of the leaves, but if they have white
on the leaves, the pepper plant could be Varigata. Or it could be Bolivian
rainbow, taken from the habanero family, it can even be Confetti with a
multitude of colours. What whatever it is??? It's gorgeous!! Good luck!
peppergirl
Please feel free to check out my website.
http://hotcuisine.esmartweb.com/
"MOO112" > wrote in message
om...
> Good Evening,
>
> Not being an experienced pepper raiser , the pepper plant that I have
> has been posing as a habanero, but I blew it's cover when
> investigating pepper pics on the net. However, I'm still not really
> sure what it is. If anyone would like to visit my homepage and have a
> look, the link is http://hometown.aol.com/moo112/pepperplant.html
>
> I think it's probably one of those purple tigers or something like
> that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Moo

[zxcvbob]

MOO112 wrote:

> Good Evening,
>
> Not being an experienced pepper raiser , the pepper plant that I have
> has been posing as a habanero, but I blew it's cover when
> investigating pepper pics on the net. However, I'm still not really
> sure what it is. If anyone would like to visit my homepage and have a
> look, the link is http://hometown.aol.com/moo112/pepperplant.html
>
> I think it's probably one of those purple tigers or something like
> that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Moo

What size are the fruits? How do they taste? Thanks.

Regards,
Bob

[MOO112]

> What size are the fruits? How do they taste? Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Bob


Hello,

The fruits, which start out purple, are about 3/4" to 1" long, and
around 1/2" circumferance in diameter. After several weeks, the purple
fruits will change to vanilla, then to orange, and then to red. The
bush is around 2-1/2' tall, and is 2 and a half years old. The peppers
are quite hot.

Does picking peppers promote new pepper growth, or is the yield
predetermined?

Thanks,

Moo

[Frogleg]

On 21 Aug 2003 10:44:14 -0700, (MOO112) wrote:

>The fruits, which start out purple, are about 3/4" to 1" long, and
>around 1/2" circumferance in diameter. After several weeks, the purple
>fruits will change to vanilla, then to orange, and then to red. The
>bush is around 2-1/2' tall, and is 2 and a half years old. The peppers
>are quite hot.

This ain't a habanero f'r sure. I grew a pepper than sounds very
similar several years ago -- I seem to remember a female name
associated with it. They were promoted for their multi-color fruit,
not particularly for eating, but they were very zingy indeed.

>Does picking peppers promote new pepper growth, or is the yield
>predetermined?

I've never thought of this. I just pick (unpickled!) peppers, from
bells to cayenne, when they're ripe or I need some peppers.

[DigitalVinyl]

(MOO112) wrote:

>> What size are the fruits? How do they taste? Thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bob
>
>
>Hello,
>
>The fruits, which start out purple, are about 3/4" to 1" long, and
>around 1/2" circumferance in diameter. After several weeks, the purple
>fruits will change to vanilla, then to orange, and then to red. The
>bush is around 2-1/2' tall, and is 2 and a half years old. The peppers
>are quite hot.
An interesting color display for a pepper. I wonder if, like the
chocolate peppers, this one turns green when you fry it, regardless of
the color stage it is in. Have you tasted them in the purple, vanilla,
orange stages? I can't always wait for my peppers to turn red.

>Does picking peppers promote new pepper growth, or is the yield
>predetermined?
I would guess maybe so, but it may not be drastically more. I have
one plant that had only five peppers on it for the longest time. Now
that 2 are picked and 2 full sized I see a new flush of flowers on the
plant. You would probably need to pick them before they ripen. I
guess it is a matter of how the plant is engineered. When are seeds
ready? If only when the pepper is ripe(red, yellow) then you need to
avoid ripe fruit. Removing peppers will certainly allow the plant to
divert energy and nutrients somewhere else (other fruit, flowering)

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
1st Year Gardener

[Seamus Ma' Cleriec]

That's the "Firecracker"
(http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=56)
Lovely plant - tasty too!

(MOO112) wrote in message >...
> Good Evening,
>
> Not being an experienced pepper raiser , the pepper plant that I have
> has been posing as a habanero, but I blew it's cover when
> investigating pepper pics on the net. However, I'm still not really
> sure what it is. If anyone would like to visit my homepage and have a
> look, the link is http://hometown.aol.com/moo112/pepperplant.html
>
> I think it's probably one of those purple tigers or something like
> that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Moo

[MOO112]

I haven't fried any of the peppers yet to know if they become green in
the pan. I have cooked with the red ones (the most mature), by
chopping them up into very small pieces. The pepper plant in the
pictures has at least 100 peppers on it, with more coming each day. I
will do a taste test of the various colors this weekend. I do know
that the red ones are pretty dang hot.

Thanks,

Moo

[MOO112]

Thanks for the ID. Yes, we do have a Firecracker. However, the taste
is more like dynamite.

Thanks