Re: [CH] Strange Pepper - Need I. D. please!
Jeff Thompson (jeffthompson@mac.com)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:02:11 -0600
If they ripen to a dark purple (almost black) and if the leaves are dark green-sometimes with a dark purple shading, then what you've got is NIGHTSHADE!!!! I had some of thise in MY yard too (growning where I normally plant my peppers). I'm glad I checked it out before tasting any of them.
http://kaweahoaks.com/html/nightshade.html
On Thursday, January 09, 2003, at 09:55PM, John Caldwell <jcald@3wheel.net> wrote:
>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?
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>----- 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!
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>> Hi Everyone:
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>> 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!
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>> Thanks,
>> chefmad
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