What type of pepper?

[svcook]

What type of pepper is this?

It was sold to me as a Bolovian Rainbow Pepper but I do not believe it is a Bolovian Rainbow.

Plant characteristics:

- Peppers start purple and mature to bright red
- Peppers grow upright
- Pointy shape
- Smooth and thin skin
- Medium heat
- mature pepper size is about 1" to 1.5" long and about half inch diameter at widest point
- Purple flowers
- High yeilding plant with 50-60 peppers on a plant at one time

What do you think?

 

[Nova]

I have not a clue what it is but it looks great. Whats the flavour like? Are the pods full of seeds?

 

[svcook]

I have not a clue what it is but it looks great. Whats the flavour like? Are the pods full of seeds?

last time I tasted one was last year. I don't remember what I had for breakfast today so unfortunately I don't remember what it tasted like last year other than that they were medium heat--maybe a little hotter than a Jalapeno.

They do have a lot of seeds in them.

 

[Nova]

Memory like mine.

 

[MisterBigglesworth]

Looks a lot like the Bolivian rainbow I bought from Pepperjoe.

 

[svcook]

Looks a lot like the Bolivian rainbow I bought from Pepperjoe.

Do you have a picture?

 

[MisterBigglesworth]

Do you have a picture?

I have the technology. Just have to find the time.

 

[menotume]

Bolivian Rainbow
Doesn't look like what you have to me.

 

[svcook]

Bolivian Rainbow
Doesn't look like what you have to me.

I agree. This is the reason for my question.

I'm wondering if PepperJoe sent me some type of hybrid. To me it looks like it may be some type of tai sun pepper hybrid. But I don't know.

Maybe tai sun cross with florescent purple?

 

[MisterBigglesworth]

Here are some pics of my Bolivian ( sorry poor res):

Still early in the fruiting stage, no pods have changed from purple yet. This plant was slow to germinate and has just started to get going in the last two weeks.

 

[willard3]

Bolivian rainbow/brazilian rainbow in fruit. What you are showing is neither of these.