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Same species, different looking pepper

Hi everyone, I have two chocolate habanero plants, planted side by side, and transplanted at the same time. They've grown up at about the same pace as each other and started producing peppers at about the same time. The only thing different is, the plant on the left grows these weird looking pods compared to the plant on the right. The left plant always grows these elongated peppers, where as the plant on the right is always making these typical habanero looking pods. Why is this?
 
 
 

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What year your favorite Mustang? I've been following them since the 63 1/2 Mustang introduction.
 
Welcome to the forum. First is pepper ID located here.> Pepper I.D.. Not a big deal, just a FYI for next time.
 
A few helpful facts to help respondents are: 1) Seed grown or bought plant? 2) Who did you get the seeds/plants from? 3) What "Name" did the seller give you? Pix of open flowers (Flowers vary between species.) and pods on plant (Pods growing upright or pendant and fruit per node always helpful.)....Why? We see hundreds of these requests per season - your helpful input will put your request head & shoulders above the rest!

OK, elongated pod on left, you tell me.......

HABANERO LONG CHOCOLATE
Long Chocolate habanero (Capsicum chinense)
Chocolate Habalokia
CHOCOLATE HABANERO SEEDS...Note as the pix roll both "normal" Habanero shape & elongated phenotype are included?
Habanero Ebony Giant
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See how difficult this is?
 
But I do hope it helps!
NECM

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Good point, I didnt even think about it like that. Sorry about that!
 
Edit: And to answer your question, I have too many to list that are favorites, guess that's why I'm a freak about them haha. 
 
Mustangfreak said:
Why is this?
 
 
Genetics.
 
The pod on the left came from a plant with the genes for more elongated pods. It could be the result of a cross, be a different variety, or it may just be a regular chocolate hab with an elongated phenotype. If you like these chocolate habs, then I would suggest saving seeds from the plant that has pods with the look and taste that you like best. Then grow those seeds out next year. That way, the plant with your preferred traits becomes the mother of the next generation. That is selective breeding.
 
The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:

What year your favorite Mustang? I've been following them since the 63 1/2 Mustang introduction.
 
Welcome to the forum. First is pepper ID located here.> Pepper I.D.. Not a big deal, just a FYI for next time.
 
A few helpful facts to help respondents are: 1) Seed grown or bought plant? 2) Who did you get the seeds/plants from? 3) What "Name" did the seller give you? Pix of open flowers (Flowers vary between species.) and pods on plant (Pods growing upright or pendant and fruit per node always helpful.)....Why? We see hundreds of these requests per season - your helpful input will put your request head & shoulders above the rest!

OK, elongated pod on left, you tell me.......

HABANERO LONG CHOCOLATE
Long Chocolate habanero (Capsicum chinense)
Chocolate Habalokia
CHOCOLATE HABANERO SEEDS...Note as the pix roll both "normal" Habanero shape & elongated phenotype are included?
Habanero Ebony Giant
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See how difficult this is?
 
But I do hope it helps!
NECM
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Technically he wasnt trying to ID the pepper because its a chocolate habanero as he said, hes just asking why the different pod shapes. I have a pepper plant doing the same thing
 
Ghostpepperevolution said:
I have a pepper plant doing the same thing
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He has two plants, each with a different phenotype, hence my links. I've seen many single plants with different phenotype s, like below has three in different color circles.

 
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My scotch bonnets have been showing different phenos on the same plant also.  Some smoother and some with rough skin... even some with tails.
 
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