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What Pepper is This?

theChiliLife

theChiliLife

Hey guys! I bought seeds that were supposed to be Purple Cayenne. Someone said that they are purple (purple varieties can be quite dark, apparently) but not a cayenne pepper. 

 
What do you think? I think they can be cayenne peppers but they look more black than purple to me...  :P
 
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Black prince? (not my photo)
 
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spicefreak said:
Purples and blacks are pretty much the same thing, just differing degrees of pigment. They're pretty much interchangeable as a result so that could be either.
Doesn't look like a Cayenne, though.
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Hm. You're right. Now when I think of it, they don't really look like the Cayenne peppers I grew a couple years ago. 
 
AndyW said:
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Black prince? (not my photo)
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Hm, the flowers aren't purple. Here's a photo of a flower:
 
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Edmick said:
it's a cool looking pod whatever it is. Could be that maybe it was crossed with some type of ornamental.
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Yes I like the shape and the color. Some are growing upward (like the one on the photo) and some aren't. 

 
 
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theChiliLife said:
 
Hm. You're right. Now when I think of it, they don't really look like the Cayenne peppers I grew a couple years ago. 
 
 
Hm, the flowers aren't purple. Here's a photo of a flower:
 
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Yes I like the shape and the color. Some are growing upward (like the one on the photo) and some aren't. 

 
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Maybe it's a cross? I have an unknown Black Prince cross from Black Prince seeds I ordered, and the flowers are white with purple marks/hue. It could def be purple cayenne crossed with something.
 
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