Re: [CH] Strange Pepper - Need I. D. please!

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hmm... that sounds like the "black cuban" or "black prince", but those are
black until they ripen, at which point they turn red.  What do the leaves
look like?  The leaves are fairly dark for both of those.  Also, what color
are the flowers?



----- Original Message -----
From: "chefmad" <chefmad@earthlink.net>
To: "Chile-Heads Digest" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:01 PM
Subject: [CH] Strange Pepper - Need I. D. please!


> Hi Everyone:
>
> I have found a pepper growing on bushes in several different places around
> town - and now, even in my own yard - that I cannot identify. It is
> egg-shaped, about the size of a petin, maybe a tad larger. When ripe, they
> turn almost black, past the eggplant shade, anyway. I've seen these
growing
> in front of, and behind Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants; now there is
one
> taking root in my yard. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what kind this
> is? Please enlighten me!
>
> Thanks,
> chefmad
>
>

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