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did Miss Bonnie let me down?

swaybelly

swaybelly

I have four different (supposed) Dragon Cayenne plants, Bonnie brand, two purchased from Lowe's and two purchased from Wal-mart. They were purchased about two weeks apart, but none of them are producing pods that i have seen here or across the internet, or even on the Bonnie website. pictured is one pod from each plant. It appears they all are uniform in length and shape. Any idea of their true identity? They are a bit beat up from the thunderstorms and cold snaps we have had basically every other day here for the last three weeks. :(
 
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Those are far too big to be Dragon Cayenne.  The pods look more like Bonnie's Golden Cayenne or Hot Garden Salsa plants.  Since they're still in pots, I'd try taking a few back. 
 
You just might want to keep one or two of whatever-they-are.  Last year, I too was burned by Bonnie.  I bought a 'Golden Cayenne' that produces nice RED peppers.  I think it's their 'Hot Salsa.'
Whatever it its, it cranks out gobs of reasonably hot, tasty, crunchy pods.  This Mystery Pepper is actually one of my favorite plants!
 
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able eye said:
They look like the picture youre holding up to me.
 
You found them!
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Bonnie's website lists them as being 1 to 2 inches long, with a plant that is 15 to 18 inches tall. As clearly seen in the pics, these are on average 4 inches long, and the shortest of the plants are closer to 24 inches long.
 
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The longest Dragon I've picked was probably just a hair shy of 2 inches. 
 
My plant is certainly bushy, but was well over 24" tall before getting knocked over and losing the tallest branches.
 
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Yeah, they all hang down. after looking at the other types of peppers Bonnie sells, I think they could be Cowhorn Hot Peppers, the pods are the same shape, but not as long. We'll see. Hopefully they'll be tasty. :)
 
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As an update, after several emails back and forth with Bonnie they believe they may be Golden Cayennes that were mislabeled as Dragon Cayennes. They also said they will be mailing me plant vouchers, I guess for replacements?
 
I like the plants, and I'm curious to see what the pods look like when they are ripe. If they really are Golden Cayenne plants I'll just make some gold cayenne pepper powder or gold fermented sauce out of them. :)
 
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Hey, your mystery pepper turned yellow! 
 
The 'Yellow Cayenne' I bought from Bonnie is productive, tasty and fairly hot, but stays stubbornly red.  Mislabeled plants are apparently all part of the fun!  ;)
 
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