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Did you grow that from isolated seeds? If not, then my guess is that seedling is the result of cross-pollination with a variegated variety. And yes, some diseases such as mosaic virus can also cause patterns in the leaves. But that one looks more like it crossed with a Fish pepper or the like to me.

I generally store mine in the fridge, or just in a cool dark place in the house. Yes, freezing should also keep seeds viable longer, possibly for a lot longer. The big seed banks store their seeds frozen, after all.

Yes. They will germinate just fine provided that they were allowed to dry out sufficiently before they were placed in the freezer. Seeds thrown in the freezer immediately after being cut out of a fresh pod typically don't germinate at all, in my experience.

I grew Aji Rosita and Aji Margariteno from 2015 seeds last year. I was pleasantly surprised when I got 12/12 germination on those 8 year old seeds. In fact, the Aji Rositas were the very first variety of my 2023 season to pop (in only 6 days). And all 12 of the old seeds had germinated by day...

Be careful who you buy seeds from on Ebay or Amazon. There are a bunch of reputable seed suppliers listed in this thread: https://thehotpepper.com/threads/seed-suppliers.77439/#post-1781622

That looks like it might be this one: Salsa Pepper. They are a dwarf ornamental annuum type. They have popped up at my local nursery on occasion.

White Hot Peppers has them in stock.

Texas Hot Peppers has all of those except for the Prik kee noo.

I like them. As others have said, it tends to be a big, productive plant. Pods are crunchy and sweet. Sometimes I notice fruity notes that remind me of red berries, and occasionally a slight floralness as well, but the floral usually vanishes pretty quickly, when it is present at all. Mine are...

Here's some to consider: Aji Amarillo, Aji Fantasy Orange, Aji Guyana, Aji Pineapple /Lemon Drop, Bahamian Goat, Bishop's Crown, Brazilian Starfish, Cumari do Para, Habanada, Paper Lantern Habanero, yellow Scotch Bonnet, Sugar Rush Amarillo

+1 for Hippy Seed Company They are a little more expensive than some other vendors, but their seeds always seem to grow true for me. I also recommend White Hot Peppers and Texas Hot Peppers as long as you are OK with open-pollinated seeds and don't mind getting the occasional surprise cross...

I didn't grow them this year, but I like both the Jamaican Mushroom and Monkey Face varieties for annuum types. They tend to be both hotter and sweeter than most annuums. I didn't notice any bitterness or other off flavors in either of those varieties. Out of the varieties that I grew this...

What I do is mostly focus on saving seeds from the plant or plants that I consider to be the overall "best" ones. I consider the individual plant's productivity, growth habit, overall health and vigor, as well as the heat, flavor and phenotype of the pods. I take all of that into consideration...

To me, that looks like it could be a short Shishito pod. Just a guess.

I don't know if putting seeds in the dehydrator is a good idea or not, since I have never tried that myself. I worry that it might get too hot. Letting fresh seeds air dry for a couple of weeks or so should be enough, IMO.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores their seeds at -18C, so I would assume that you will probably be OK, even at -40C. Storing them in a regular household freezer is fine, in my experience. Just make sure to let the seeds dry out well before you freeze them. Otherwise you could kill them. But...

Even though the tag says "Scotch Bonnet", the picture on it looks more like a Jamaican Mushroom than a Scotch Bonnet to me. Note the lack of an abbreviated Chinense calyx on the pods on the tag. I can't see the calyx on the pod in your photos, but the fact that your plant seems to have always...

I grew Buena Mulata in 2021. IIRC, I think I lost one plant to root rot early in the season, but apart from that I don't recall any particular problems with them. Most of my Buena Mulatas were still alive in early December, so they certainly weren't "incompatible with life" at any rate. That...

I don't think those are Aji Omnicolor. The ones I grew a few years ago started off a very pale yellow or cream color, then developed purple highlights on the cream color pods, before transitioning to orange and then red. Going green to orange to red doesn't seem like an Aji Omnicolor to me.