Any idea what this pepper is?

[huntsman]

I got these peppers from a pal and neither of us has a clue. Perhaps you can point us in the right direction for an ID?

The peppers are fairly hot, but short of Habanero to my palate. They seem to zap you with a shot, but don't maintain heat for long. (We're calling them Zingers!) They'd be great in a spicy salad and are fairly small.

The bush is also small and I have included part of my hand for perspective...

The plant is particularly prolific, with way more fruit than any of my other bushes, and I have about 15 of these, so it's definitely common to each plant.



Here's the fruit and flower...

and a close up of the flower...

Let's hope someone out there can help...;-)

 

[Nova]

I have found that id'ing plants is hard if not impossibe Paul, to me those pods look -omnicolor x whippets tail x aurora. I am dumb though.

 

[Nova]

I bet there is a bitter after taste.

 

[POTAWIE]

Looks kind of like a medusa

 

[Nova]

Medusa sucks.

 

[Nova]

Very common though. Sorry for the dp.

 

[Noshownate]

Looks kind of like a medusa

agree

 

[huntsman]

Yeah, this is not going to be easy to ID, but I was hoping with the description and pics, we'd be ok....

Holding fumms!

 

[POTAWIE]

So you don't think it looks like a medusa?

 

[Ballzworth]

Not the best picture, but the only one I have. this is the Medusa I grew last year. Looks the same to me...leaves and all. I'll agree with the others when i say I that's probably what you have.

 

[Noshownate]

they sell a bunch of medusa's where i live and look just like that. But the only difference i am seeing is the thickness seems just abit bigger than the ones i have been seeing but i figure you would be taking better care than a garden center.

 

[POTAWIE]

Actually I think the medusa turns yellow before red. This one appears to go green to red

 

[Noshownate]

is this it?

JK

what is the full color spectrum of the pods?

 

[Ballzworth]

mine didn't go yellow first but all the pictures I see have yellow. who knows, mine maybe are something slightly different but they went straight to red. looks identical to huntsman's pics.

 

[Noshownate]

i didnt sse your post potawie

must be different medusa varieties or something then?

 

[huntsman]

I've just checked with a flashlight, and I cannot see any yellow at all...

To give you an idea of pod spread, it's closest to that of a Malagueta, if that's of any use?

Ballz - How big is your bush?

 

[Ballzworth]

Ballz - How big is your bush?

If I was a girl I probably wouldn't answer that question, but the "medusa's" that I grew were about 2 feet tall in the ground and 1.5 feel in containers.

 

[huntsman]

Lolololol......

These plants are mostly 1' to 1.5' in height, but extremely dense...

I'll check out 'Medusa' on line, but if anyone wants to add an idea, feel free..!

 

[AlabamaJack]

could be red thai or yatsafusa...leaves remind me of thai

 

[moyboy]

I'm thinking Thai Bangkok upright or something similar...

I had a Thai Bangkok upright one year and it looked exactly like that, chillis and all!!!! Horrible taste, as soon as I tasted a chilli from it, both plants I had got tossed....