Star Pepper

[Starlight]

Anybody ever grown it or heard of it?

Last year my friend Carlos and his wife were at market and he pulled out these huge 5 foot pepper plants that were loaded to the max with these funny looking orange peppers.

They reminded me of hundreds of little flying saucers. I asked him what it was. Both him and his wife said it was a Star pepper.

It is sweet. In the green stage reminds me of a taste of a bell. In the orange stage it has a nice pleasant sweet taste and the peppers are firm and crunchy.

Of course I had to have me one of these Star Peppers, especially since they are sweet. Unfortunately he does not remember where he got the seed from.

I haven't really been able to find any info on it. It is not the Orange Starfish pepper. I have grown the Orange Starfish and they don't even look the same. It's not one of the Bishop's Cap either I have grown both of them.

This is the green stage. Takes them forever it seems to turn orange. They will just keep making bunches and bunches of the green ones and then one day they will just about all turn orange at the same time. If you let them hang on, eventually they will turn a red, but at that stage most of the insides start molding.


If anybody knows anything about this pepper, I would love to know.

[drew51]

Is it the Orange Starfish? I have seed, but didn't grow out this year.

Orange Starfish (PL) - This is the first and the only starfish pepper
that is not red. The famous Brazilian starfish turns from green to bright
red. This orange starfish variety is an exclusive pepper created by us at
pepperlover.com. This pepper is smaller in size that the red Brazilian
starfish. It is from the same family and has similar characteristics.
Very sweet pepper, low to no heat at all, very productive plant.
Purchased from pepperlovers.com
http://pepperlover.com/pepper-seeds/...fish-pl-detail

[Mojave]

It looks like a Cambuci pepper. I grew it once and really didn't like it, wasn't hot wasn't sweet and was just an ornamental in my garden.

It might be something else (since yours was sweet) as I've seen a few different peppers with this basic shape.

Sorry I really can't help much.

[pauldavid]

Thats a neat looking pepper, Star. I have never seen anything like it.

[Starlight]

Originally Posted by drew51

Is it the Orange Starfish? I have seed, but didn't grow out this year.

Orange Starfish (PL) - This is the first and the only starfish pepper
that is not red. The famous Brazilian starfish turns from green to bright
red. This orange starfish variety is an exclusive pepper created by us at
pepperlover.com. This pepper is smaller in size that the red Brazilian
starfish. It is from the same family and has similar characteristics.
Very sweet pepper, low to no heat at all, very productive plant.
Purchased from pepperlovers.com
http://pepperlover.com/pepper-seeds/...fish-pl-detail

Good try, but nope it is not the Orange Starfish. Those peppers were a whole lot smaller and a bit of a different shape.

Originally Posted by Mojave

It looks like a Cambuci pepper. I grew it once and really didn't like it, wasn't hot wasn't sweet and was just an ornamental in my garden.

It might be something else (since yours was sweet) as I've seen a few different peppers with this basic shape.

Sorry I really can't help much.

Mojave... Actually you were a really big help. Thank you! I googled the Cambuci pepper and sure does look pretty close to the Ubatuba Cambuci pepper. At least I am in the right area now.

Right now I am wondering if somebody didn't grow the U.Cambuci and had this one that was a bit different and just started calling it the Star Pepper and selling it under that name.

Your right it does make a really neat ornamental and folks go crazy seeing it.

Originally Posted by pauldavid

Thats a neat looking pepper, Star. I have never seen anything like it.

I hadn't either and that's why I had to have it. It is really neat looking when the wind blows and you see all them peppers floating around. Later when it is all orange I'll take pics and will have seed to share later when they ripe. I got mine growing for seed and for eating, but for market folks it might be something unique and different to sell. Depending on the size of the plants he generally gets $15 to $25 per plant and sells all he takes. He did learn to get them to market before they got so tall folks couldn't get them in their vehicles though. Kinda hard to stuff huge 5' x about 4' wide pepper plants loaded with peppers into some of these little cars.

[Worth1]

This would be a good pepper to sucker someone into eating a hot pepper that looks like it.
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/YELLOW-...ductinfo/9626/


Worth

[Starlight]

Worth... If I had a basket of them and put a little sign up that said, Do You Dare. I better have a cooler full of water beside it. I get tickled and amazed sometimes at the number of men, ( no offense meant gentlemen) that think they can handle hot peppers and will try it and then start sweating and dancing from the heat. : )

[drew51]

I can handle a decent amount of heat, I don't care for it though. I like hot, but not super hot. I can eat super hot though, well some peppers you better not eat fresh!
I'm growing the Jalafuego jalapeno hybrid, man it is hot for a jalapeno. I'm not used to fresh grown.
For my climate this is turning into a winner. It produced 4 peppers already here in zone 5. Is full of a lot more.

[Worth1]

I grew these yellow mushroom peppers one year and they are the cats meow for a yellow or orange tomato based salsa.
I make three basic salsas one is mostly tomatoes or some other fruit with really hot peppers.
One is mostly peppers that aren't so hot and some that are and another that is an equal mix.

Worth

[BigVanVader]

I could eat that bowl of hot peppers without breaking a sweat (puffs out chest) no but seriously I would be one of those men you speak of. I tried a Carolina Reaper pepper and I'm pretty sure it burned a hole through my stomach, but I just had to, uknow?

[Starlight]

Originally Posted by drew51

I can handle a decent amount of heat, I don't care for it though. I like hot, but not super hot. I can eat super hot though, well some peppers you better not eat fresh!
I'm growing the Jalafuego jalapeno hybrid, man it is hot for a jalapeno. I'm not used to fresh grown.
For my climate this is turning into a winner. It produced 4 peppers already here in zone 5. Is full of a lot more.

I'll have to look that Jalafuego up later. Sounds like it might be one several of the men down here might like for their chili cook-offs.

Originally Posted by Worth1

I grew these yellow mushroom peppers one year and they are the cats meow for a yellow or orange tomato based salsa.
I make three basic salsas one is mostly tomatoes or some other fruit with really hot peppers.
One is mostly peppers that aren't so hot and some that are and another that is an equal mix.

Worth

My taste buds can only handle the Old El Paso mild salsa mix. First couple of bites, will bite me back, but after that I can chow down on some chips and salsa.

Originally Posted by BigVanVader

I could eat that bowl of hot peppers without breaking a sweat (puffs out chest) no but seriously I would be one of those men you speak of. I tried a Carolina Reaper pepper and I'm pretty sure it burned a hole through my stomach, but I just had to, uknow?

Your braver than me. Probably did. The Reapers and Scorpions and Morguga's, they are not just super hots, then literally hurt. When I sell the super hot plants I always have warning signs up and , give folks a verbal warning and a little card with warning on it.

The Calico pepper seeds I was giving away, now they one of the prettiest ornamentals I have ever grown and the peppers make fantastic pepper sauce and jelly, but those little 3/4"to 1" purple pods will warm your britches for sure.

I will never forget the one gentleman that said he could he anything hot. Folks who had bought and eaten the Calico's warned him. He took one, took a bite and went like crazy down the isle to all the vendors looking for a bottle of water.

I about had a fit yesterday. First time I had to give a second watering to my plants during the day and was checking for more flea beetles and potato bugs and was counting number of peppers on the Star Pepper and saw a leaf that sort of looked twisted. Went to pull it and shreaked. Here on the bottom , happily munching away was the first tomato hormworm of the season. Stinker at leaves on 4 branches. Glad I saw and got him before he could do more damage.

I know the hormworms will eat a tomato and they eat the leaves on the peppers, wonder if they eat the pepper fruits too?

[Bipetual]

Originally Posted by drew51

I can handle a decent amount of heat, I don't care for it though. I like hot, but not super hot. I can eat super hot though, well some peppers you better not eat fresh!
I'm growing the Jalafuego jalapeno hybrid, man it is hot for a jalapeno. I'm not used to fresh grown.
For my climate this is turning into a winner. It produced 4 peppers already here in zone 5. Is full of a lot more.

Wow, when did you plant them out? I am trying a Jalafuego for my son this year and I don't have blossoms on it yet. I do have a few tiny peppers on one of my Sweet Cherry Stuffer hybrids, which thrilled me when I saw them.

My son will be happy to hear that they are hot!

[Mojave]

Originally Posted by drew51

I can handle a decent amount of heat, I don't care for it though. I like hot, but not super hot. I can eat super hot though, well some peppers you better not eat fresh!
I'm growing the Jalafuego jalapeno hybrid, man it is hot for a jalapeno. I'm not used to fresh grown.
For my climate this is turning into a winner. It produced 4 peppers already here in zone 5. Is full of a lot more.

Jalafuego in my opinion is one of the best jalapeno hybrids out there. Good yields with multiple flushes. Good heat and a really fine looking pepper. I thinks it outdoes Biker Billy in all respects.

[drew51]

You know i started keeping a garden journal, but I didn't write when i planted out. A while ago!
I use a cold frame to get them outside and hardened off in March. Probably about May 1st.
It was early and the cold weather set them back, still they were big already.
I also picked one NuMex Vaquero, this looks like a decent jalapeno too! And it is OP!!!
I didn't taste it fresh though. I dried in green stage for green jalapeno powder. I just put it in the with the Jalafuego peppers.

[efisakov]

I got seeds from Tatiana of Cambuci (red mild) peppers. Growing them first time this year.
http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Cambuci