Peppers of the World is a nice book, but that statement is flat wrong. Quite a few of us have grown single Rocoto plants which have produced fruit. I have a two year old Red one in the greenhouse which produced fruit this winter and it's probably the only Rocoto within 50 miles. > Love2Troll wrote: > > First time grower of Rocoto. Have 1 red, 1 orange and 5 yellow seedlings. > > > > "Peppers of the World" states that blossoms MUST be pollinated by ANOTHER plant in order to bear fruit. Which means to me that another blossom on the same plant wouldn't do the job. I wonder why not? >