[CH] Habs and Rocotos
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Mon, 20 May 2002 22:06:45 -0700
The Rocotos will have much thicker hairy leaves which are also darker green..
Pubscens = hairy. Additionally, Pubscens seeds are dark brown to black. These are
the only seeds which look this way. The seeds are also a different shape from other
peppers.
Habaneros have seeds which are light tan like other pepper seeds. The only way to
tell Capsicum Chinense from other peppers is by looking at the flowers and/or being
a Chilehead. With the exception of C. Pubescens, the other commercial cultivars
look alike while growing until they produce fruit. I don't know what some of the wild
varieties look like because I couldn't germinate them and keep them alive.
Dave Anderson
TLCC
http://www.tough-love.com
> 2 questions:
>
> I have a couple each of Rocotos and Orange Habs growing inside, and to my
> eyes the seedlings look remarkably similar. They both have a purple stalk
> base, which changes to green further up. The main leaves have a similar
> shape to them (although the Habs might be slightly thinner), and they all
> look kinda fuzzy, which I believe is a trait of the Rocotos. I guess my
> question is - do I actually have Habs or did I just mistake the chilli I got
> the seeds out of, for a Hab? The seeds were white, not black like a Rocoto.
>
> One of the (definate) Rocoto plants has some leaves which are kinda
> 'withered', much like thin plastic goes when exposed to heat. The rest of
> the plant seems quite healthy. What could cause this, and what can I do
> about it?
>
> Thanks in advance for the answers...
>
> Steve - Tauranga, New Zealand.
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