Re: [CH] Purple pepper

Celeste or Dave Anderson (chilehed1@powernet.net)
Sat, 26 Sep 1998 15:50:18 +0000

Sounds like Bolivian Rainbow to me. Seeds are available from Seeds of 
Change in New Mexico.

Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com

> what color is the foliage on the plant?  Blue sent me some seeds that are
> now one of the most beautiful plants I have ever grown.  The plants are
> about 3' tall with dark purple leaves and the peppers are about 1.5",
> upright, and start at purple and go through almost white, yellow, and
> orange before turning red.  The plant really is beautiful in a container on
> the deck.  The peppers pack nice heat as well and the plants are VERY
> prolific.  Unfortunately I cannot tell you what they are, but I can send
> you a couple of peppers so you can grow your own if you'd like!
> 
> >I recently had a visit to a local nursery in NM (rowlands) and came
> >across a wonderful ornamental pepper. The peppers were 1.5 - 2 inches
> >long and grew upright.  The interesting thing is that they had the most
> >intense puple I have ever seen. I've run across some varieties that had
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