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chinense Reaper flavor.... fruity or floral.... new peppers

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MNXR250R

Hey All,
 
I have a Reaper plant (hydro) that has been a challenge for me for many reason. Wouldn't stop growing; would set fruit (flower drop); and now aphids galore.
 
I have over two dozen peppers on the plant now, and none of the (except for the newest one) look anything like a Reaper. They are all green at this point too.
 
I picked one of the oldest and most mature green pepper off of the plant for a taste. Even though it was still green, it was pretty hot (had Jalapenos that were nearly as hot though... in my opinion).
 
Since these peppers do not look like Reapers, I suspect that the plant that I've been eagerly awaiting to sample Reapers from.... is not a Reaper after all.
 
The pepper had an intense floral flavor... not sweet like I have read that a Reaper would be. It was hot, but the heat came on slowly. The heat didn't last very long either.
 
You can see the peppers here (top of the page) http://thehotpepper.com/topic/66093-new-setup-hots/page-3
 
Would also like to know if the "first" peppers on a plant are representative of the peppers to come ?
 
Thanks,
 
Jeff
 
I would say they are not reapers. I'm not sure if this will make you feel better or not, but I find the reaper to be overrated. I'm not a big fan of the flavor, and there are plenty of other superhots that can deliver some pain. The reaper takes forever to mature and start producing pods.
 
rickster said:
need pics.
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Pics are linked in the post.... keep reading.
 
Spokanepepperman said:
Definitely don't look like reapers to me
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I agree. Not sure what I have here.... I will say that I have one "new" pepper emerging from this plant that "is starting to look"... like a Reaper. I'll give it a week or two.
 
IdahoPepper said:
I would say they are not reapers. I'm not sure if this will make you feel better or not, but I find the reaper to be overrated. I'm not a big fan of the flavor, and there are plenty of other superhots that can deliver some pain. The reaper takes forever to mature and start producing pods.
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The reason for me to grow the Reaper is for the "status". Nice thing to have to boast about during lunch...  "Look at this folks... this is the Carolina Reaper ! The HOTTEST Pepper in the world !!!!!  I grew it myself too !"...  (He added,... "sometimes it's the hottest in the world" )...   :dance:
 
Thanks for the replies !
 
Jeff
 
I'd say more floral than fruity but not too much of either, just a nice, mellow, slightly spiced (some say cinnamon but that's a stretch) pepper flavour with an unfortunate sour element accompanying its heat.

Regardless, what you've got looks more Habanero like so far.
 
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