Michael- I have observed a characteristic which may be related to your question. My plants which have the smaller leaves seem to do better in cool parts of the year, and are more likely to survive a mild winter and come back out of the roots. It might be something to look at, anyway. Calvin Michael Bailes wrote: > I am writing an article on the the Best Cold tolerant Chillies for a > garden mag. > Serranos, manzanos, tepins head my list. Any other suggestions? > I hardly ever get frost here so it is hard to know what others find hardy. > I will post the article on the list when I am finished. > Um yes it is getting cold now about 10-20C as this bit of Oz slides into winter > Michael Bailes <frgntgar@ozemail.com.au>