What pepper is this?

Noobie · Jul 30, 2012

I planted seeds from a habanero I got several years ago and this is the plant that grew. It does not resemble the habanero I started with, but the fruit is hot. Can someone please tell me what it really is? (I hope the image comes across - I am really struggling with this.)
Apparently the image did not come across. Can someone tell me how to do it?

megahot · Jul 30, 2012

Heres how you post pics on THP

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/14109-posting-pictures/FYI you can do a forum search and find any info you need to know on this site

Enjoy your stay

SuperHot · Jul 30, 2012

I would need to see a pic to even guess at it.
Try using photobucket.

POTAWIE · Jul 30, 2012

Even without a pic I would guess that the habanero you started with was a hybrid or was cross pollinated so they will not grow true, and cannot really be identified

Noobie · Jul 30, 2012

Thanks for the photo info. I am trying with photobucket. Here is a picture of the "habanero".

POTAWIE · Jul 30, 2012

Looks like a cherry type C. annuum

gnomepunter · Jul 30, 2012

i agree with pot looks like a cherry they are to round for habs.and the pod it to smooth habs tend to have a few ripples.

smokemaster · Jul 30, 2012

Look like Alma Paprika,hungarian hot paprika.Amish Apple or similat type Annuum.

Cherries I've grown are more round,these are a little oval.
Stems look thicker too than a lot of Cherries do.

BUT there are several of each-cherry and paprika- that are pretty similar.
Do they have a colour change from yellow to red?

willard3 · Jul 30, 2012

+1 Potawie

Noobie · Jul 31, 2012

Several years ago, a friend gave me habaneros that he had grown from nursery plants. I am pretty sure that it was seeds that I had saved from them. I plant three, but only one germinated. I have never had any of the other peppers mentioned, but all my other peppers were grown from purchased seeds. So I may have mislabeled. To answer Smokemaster, they go from green to red and are promptly eaten by some insect. I am having a terrible time with grasshoppers - they are eating my Thai peppers as soon as they turn red. Here is a closer picture of one of the peppers. It has a short, thick stem and grows upward, not hanging down.

I am impressed with how many responses I got and how quickly. You guys are great. Thanks.

POTAWIE · Jul 31, 2012

Check out these cherry types, and there are several others not mentioned
http://www.thechilem...1&submit=Search

Noobie · Jul 31, 2012

Thanks for the link, Potawie. Sure looks like a cherry pepper type. I'll probably never know how I got it, but that's OK. I just intend to enjoy the ones the bugs leave me.