What's this pepper?

[Rajun Gardener]

My Aunt bought the plant at a local nursery, they didn't sell any super hot peppers and it was labeled Habanero but here what it made. I will say it has a milder Hab smell, it's oily and too hot to eat unless you're a chilehead. I licked my fingers after removing the seeds to taste it and it had me burning for a good 5 minutes, I can't imagine eating one.

[dmforcier]

The three pods are remarkably similar in shape - many super-hots are variable. My first guess is Kraken, but frankly, I'd be surprised if it is. Let me give it some thought.

Hmm. Could be a scotch bonnet / scorpion cross.

You have a late season. Why not plant a couple seeds and see that you get.

[Rajun Gardener]

I plan on keeping the seeds to plant. How long should I let them dry before planting? Do you want a few to try, I'll send them just PM me your address. They should only take 2 days to get there.

[Rajun Gardener]

[dmforcier]

You can plant them fresh. Or let dry for a couple days and stash in the fridge.

I'll pass on the seeds for right now, though I appreciate the offer. My season is very strange as I have shade right in the middle of summer.

[dmforcier]

Got an answer on C2C:

"Looks like a Habanero Adalberto to me. Grew it in 2012. Seeds from Beth (Peppermainia). Her description:

"'These little approximate 1 - 1.5" irregular tornado-like pods grow in clusters on tall plants ripening to a brilliant orange. Hot with a citrus smoke heat and aroma. These bite size morsels are good for hot sauces, ceviche, salsas, salads, sandwiches and more.'"

His pic, though much farther away, looks a lot like yours.

[Rajun Gardener]

I found out that Bonnie plants have a reputation of doing this. Someone mentioned that they tried to cross a Hab with some type of Naga pepper to make it hotter and every once in a while it produces peppers like this.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussi...habanero-plant
Someone else suggested it's an Orange Blob habanero which came from this Bonnie cross.
https://www.buckeyepepper.com/habanero-orange-blob

[Worth1]

Just another reason I am Pro GMO's.
I cant wait for them to introduce habanero genes into the orange fruit.

[dmforcier]

Rajun, note that the other pods in the GW pic look nothing like yours. That plant is unstable.

Nor do the Orange Blob pods.

The C2C pic has about 25 of them, all alike, just as yours are. IMO the variety has been identified.

[Rajun Gardener]

do you have a link to C2C? What site is that?

[dmforcier]

Google C2C pepper forum

[Rajun Gardener]

That looks like it except I saw a few red ones. I'll let them go next time and see it they turn red.

[dmforcier]

Red ones? Are we looking at the same pic? There are four different varieties in this pic and none of the HAs (C) are red.

[Rajun Gardener]

I saw some red ones from a seed seller while searching other photos. The photo has some red but the description says yellow. DUH! http://www.diablopepperfarm.com/stor...Adalberto.html

[heirloomtomaguy]

The pepper you have looks more like an accidental crosss between a super hot and a habanero. Small local nurseries sometimes save there own seeds to grow plants from for the next season. Its unlikely a nursery would have Habanero Adalberto plants for sale. I bet you have a F1 hybrid. The ones from the pic above have a similar shape but are not nearly as gnarly with bumps. I like the color your pepper has it will be interesting to see what the peppers look like when you grow out the seeds you saved. Peppers are like tomatoes there are so many varieties out there that its tough to positively identify an unkown from a picture alone.... but its fun.