Pepper ID

[duajones]

Occurring in the wild, plants readily sprout from bird dropping producing fruit more rounded in shape. Cultivated pequins tend to be more elongated.

These peppers are definitely more elongated and do appear to be the south texas small pequin variety

Edited to add, they are plenty hot too

[organichris]

So you ate one then, right? What's the flavor like?

[duajones]

Kind of reminded me of a real strong Jalapeno, but Im no pepper expert by no means

[biermaster]

I guess that I am lucky as I have sprouted and pequin which I had some one give me from her "tree" with out having to run it thru a bird. I have heard of people making a paste of chicken manure and putting the pepper seed in them for a couple of days and planting them. I usually use the tea on a paper towel in the bag to get them to sprout. I have also just started them in a potting mix with saran wrap over the pot. Some of these "bird peppers" come in different colors and shapes from small pea to small elongated shape.

Most of the "bird pepper" are hot when first tasted but it usually does not last like a Jap or Hab.

[nctomatoman]

I grow a pepper called Bird that has small pea sized pale green fruit, they blush purple in the sun, then ripen deep golden yellow. They are definitely Chinense....smell and heat of Habs! Real pretty plant.

[duajones]

My taste description was probably inaccurate but the fruit definitely look like the South Texas chilepequin I have seen pictures of

[potawie]

Looks like some sort of bird pepper, probably a wild pequin

[duajones]

Some locals tell me you can grow them from seed but I would like to try. What would be the best method to save seed for this pepper?

[robin303]

I dry my pepper seeds on a paper plate for a week then put them in those round plastic coin tubes and stick them in the freezer in a index box. Then again I'm a dad and I do everything wrong they say.

[duajones]

I ran into someone looking for pequin, piquin seeds that used to live down here and wants to try growing them. Anyone have viable seeds they dont mind sharing?

[svalli]

Years ago I purchased seeds from Baker Creek for a Mexican Bird Pepper. The original seeds were collected near Tepico in Mexico. I was able to germinate two plants which had different looking fruits and leaves.

First one looked like people describe Pequins.

And second is like Tepin, but leaves have tiny fuzz.


I have saved dried fruit from both and I know sure that the more round (Tepins?) do germinate since I just got one seed with root sticking out after keeping it a month between wet coffee filter paper. If nobody closer has any seeds, I will gladly send some over.

I should try to germinate the oblong ones (Pequins?) too. I want to keep the seeds viable for these, since such wild varieties are hard to get over here.