Tiny Pepper Variety?

[AlittleSalt]

I'm guessing this was a stray seed that made this plant. It was supposed to be a Shish!to. I don't know what it is, so I thought I would ask you all if you might know? I'll be able to get a clearer picture later today when it's in the sun. The plant is barely 2' tall and 18" wide. It is nice to look at.

Also, if anyone would like seeds from this plant - I can save some seeds when they're ready.

I put it in the wrong section.

[imp]

There are several ornamental peppers varieties colored like the ones you show- and the peppers are hot! Very pretty- I would like some seeds for next year, would be lovely in the front yard.

[My Foot Smells]

tri-color ornamental pepper. yes, peppers are hot, but edible. regarded as a chili variety. very showy.

eat one and let us know if they are hot......

[AlittleSalt]

Yes, I had to taste one... ONE I would compare it to Tabasco in heat.

[AlittleSalt]

These pictures are clearer.

[My Foot Smells]

Noice!! (Australian for nice)

Esp. for this time of year, maybe if you pluck, it will flush with more for fall. My chili's and peppers always do better when the weather cools down some.

[dmforcier]

The oldest, ripe ones are red; the youngest lavender. If you let it go they will (almost) all turn red. Yes, plucking excess red ones will encourage new lavender pods.

[Gardeneer]

Looks like Chinese 5 color that I used to grow. Also Sangria looks similar.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by dmforcier

The oldest, ripe ones are red; the youngest lavender. If you let it go they will (almost) all turn red. Yes, plucking excess red ones will encourage new lavender pods.

I wish I could remember the tri color variety I grew years ago,but the peppers were too darn hot for me as welll.

Maybe if I had time to look at some pepper sites I'd remember,but it was a beautiful plant.

Carolyn,who used to grow many peppers,both hot and cold years ago but when she found the crossing rate was much higher for peppers than tomatoes,she stayed with the tomatoes. She thinks that Southern Exposure still lists several of the more interesting ones,one is variegated,my seeds from Robert Richardson,an expat from the UK who was a pepper fanatic.

[dmforcier]

Bob Dole thinks Carolyn is related to Bob Dole.

Variegated leaves or pods?

Btw, I don't know why they call these "tri-color" when there are four distinct colors - lavender, yellow, orange, red (and sometimes pale green).

For a truly spectacular multi-color ornamental, try Numex Twilight. Pods about the size of the now-obsolete(?) Christmas lights.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by dmforcier

Bob Dole thinks Carolyn is related to Bob Dole.

Variegated leaves or pods?

Btw, I don't know why they call these "tri-color" when there are four distinct colors - lavender, yellow, orange, red (and sometimes pale green).

For a truly spectacular multi-color ornamental, try Numex Twilight. Pods about the size of the now-obsolete(?) Christmas lights.

http://www.southernexposure.com/roya...2-g-p-915.html

The leaf variegation doesn't show well and also is dependent on the weather,which is true of many tomato varieties that have variegated leaves,such as Variegata,when it gets hot it goes away and when it gets cooler near Fall back it comes.

I was surprised to see that SESE has greatly enlarged their listings for both hot and cold peppers.
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And Chinese 5 color was just mentioned above and that's the one I did grow several decades ago..It was Elephant Ears that almost killed me,the son of a neighbor was in India,sent several packs of peppers and tomatoes for me, and there was NO mention with the hot ones being hot,so I took a huge bite from a green one,thinking it was like a bell pepper,raced across the lawn to the farmhouse,grabbed some milk and swore she would never grow a hot peppers again,but she did when a student brought back some hot pepper seds from Cameroon. Sigh.

Carolyn

[Worth1]

Looks like Bolivian Rainbow to me.
And I am sure you got some seeds in the box I sent you.
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/BOLIVIA...ductinfo/9127/

Worth

[kchd..]

+1 Worth's suggestion of Bolivian Rainbow.