Fish Pepper Leaves

jacqui276 · Feb 26, 2015

My fish pepper leaves are looking quite normal and lacking any variegation. They are indoors for now (since it is cold and snowy outside) under T8s. The plants are about 5 weeks old and completely green. I have 2 fish peppers on the go and they both are the same. Is it luck of the draw for getting variegation, do they need more time or do I need to do something else to them to get it? My purple tigers have been showing variegation since their first set of true leaves.

Here is a photo of one of the plants:

muskymojo · Feb 26, 2015

Sorry, but that's not a true fish pepper plant. It should definitely be showing variegation by now.

chiltepin · Feb 27, 2015

Jacqui,

Healthy looking plant you have. I am trying to remember from last year. Thinking it might take the plant a little more time to go varigated. I think it takes more time. Really. Here is mine from last year.

jacqui276 · Feb 27, 2015

Thanks for the responses. I'm hoping that it gets variegated leaves at some point. I suppose time will tell once the peppers appear as to whether it really is a fish pepper. The seeds are from a reputable source.

CAPCOM · Feb 27, 2015

Doubt seriously that's a fish pepper.

hot stuff · Feb 27, 2015

It may still show varigation. But fish peppers are notorious for crossing with other stuff. It's a real fluzzy. The parent plant may have been fish but it may have crossed with something during pollination.

Chewi · Feb 27, 2015

I've got one that size in my office. White and green. Sorry man!

jacqui276 · Feb 27, 2015

Darn. At least my purple tigers have cool leaves. Curious to see what the peppers look like that grow on this thing.

jacqui276 · Mar 4, 2015

One of my fish pepper plants is starting to show a teeny bit of variegation so maybe there is hope for them yet!

Commonwealth · Mar 18, 2015

Mine waited quite some time before showing variegation last year.

slade122 · Mar 18, 2015

Mine variegated before the size of those this year. One also grew about 2' vertically before branching. Some are more or less variegated as well.

jacqui276 · Mar 19, 2015

The plant that I posted now has a pod growing on it and it is looking more cayenne-ish. My other fish pepper plant (from the same pack of seeds) is showing variegation now though!

Edited to add photos:

This is the pod growing on one of them:

This is new growth on the other plant (which is looking much more fish-like):

CAPCOM · Mar 21, 2015

Here is one of my fish pepper sprouts, amazingly, even the cotys are variegated.