What kind of Habanero???

The Count · Sep 2, 2014

Any idea what type of habanero these is? I grew several of these from seeds that were supposed to be chocolate habaneros, but I think any chance of them being that has been thrown out the window. This is the first pod to ripen and it changed from a medium green to this color red. Any help is appreciated.

Hybrid Mode 01 · Sep 2, 2014

That's a Craibbean red if I ever saw one. You got lucky!

JoynersHotPeppers · Sep 2, 2014

Yep, I have a bush of those. They put out tons of pods! Made some sauce with them as well, very tasty.

The Count · Sep 2, 2014

Thanks for the replies. I ate the pod to get an idea of the heat level and taste. It tasted nothing like an orange habanero, which is good since I'm not a fan of them. It was alot hotter than an orange hab, similar to red savinas I've had. I think it will make a nice addition to a sauce or powder mix.

JoynersHotPeppers · Sep 3, 2014

The Count said:
Thanks for the replies. I ate the pod to get an idea of the heat level and taste. It tasted nothing like an orange habanero, which is good since I'm not a fan of them. It was alot hotter than an orange hab, similar to red savinas I've had. I think it will make a nice addition to a sauce or powder mix.

Both, awesome powder with a fantastic color.

Bhuter · Sep 3, 2014

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I also have a habanero that needs identifying. I bought 2 of these as "Burpee Burning Bush Peach Habanero". Now that they are ripening, they are all turning red immediately. The plant is really small, maybe 1.5 feet tall. Here's 1 plant:

http://imgur.com/fVFbchq

Here's a ripening fruit:

http://imgur.com/2WjYNJN

Here are 2 ripe fruits

http://imgur.com/4sZaODx

Any help is greatly appreciated.

willard3 · Sep 4, 2014

Why do you say you don't want to hijack the thread and proceed to hijack the thread?

Bhuter · Sep 4, 2014

willard3 said:
Why do you say you don't want to hijack the thread and proceed to hijack the thread?

Because my question falls into the same category. Why clog up the forum with repeated threads?

RichardK · Sep 4, 2014

dash 2 said:
That's a Craibbean red if I ever saw one. You got lucky!

That's not like any Caribbean Red I have seen, real Caribbean Red's are round and smooth, with very little or no wrinking. Also, their immature pods are light green in color. I'd suspect it's a cross or some other red habanero variety or the plant is stressed, lacking nutrients.

Here is what a typical Caribbean Red looks like:

Unripe:

Ripe:

Here are some Caribbean Red's I am growing this year:

Hybrid Mode 01 · Sep 4, 2014

I'd say the pod in the OP's second pic and the orange pod in your first pic look very similar. Besides, there may be some variation in pod shape on the OP's plants since they are just beginning to pod up. And as far as unripe color goes, I didn't see any unripe pods in either of the OP's pics, so I can't comment on that aspect.
Hey, Count. Do your pods look like these and the pics that RIchardK posted?

edit: RichardK, is the plant in your second pic yours? Where did you get seeds? None of my CRs have ever ripened all their pods at once like that. Also, the pods don't look like any CRs i've ever grown or seen.

RichardK said:

RichardK · Sep 4, 2014

dash 2 said:
I'd say the pod in the OP's second pic and the orange pod in your first pic look very similar. Besides, there may be some variation in pod shape on the OP's plants since they are just beginning to pod up. And as far as unripe color goes, I didn't see any unripe pods in either of the OP's pics, so I can't comment on that aspect.
Hey, Count. Do your pods look like these and the pics that RIchardK posted?

edit: RichardK, is the plant in your second pic yours? Where did you get seeds? None of my CRs have ever ripened all their pods at once like that. Also, the pods don't look like any CRs i've ever grown or seen.

All the pics except the last one I found on Google Image Search for "Caribbean Red Habanero"... The last one of unripe pods is mine taken today (I didn't have any ripe pods to take pics of at the moment).

I got my seeds in 2007 from a friend and have been growing them every year.
Here are some Caribbean Red's I grew from 2010: