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dried Can you ID these dried chillis?

huntsman

huntsman

I was given three dried chillis of different species by a pal who has no idea what any of them are. Perhaps you can help?

This is the mildest, with a little burn when dried...

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This was a little hotter, and is thinner and longer than the first...

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This one was quite hot, by my n00b standards, mind -

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Can anyone assist with a trio of IDs? ;)
 
Thanks for the reply, Jah! :lol:

I must say though, that with 41 views, I expected a whole lot more replies on a specialist forum, but perhaps the pics are crappy, or the chillis themselves might be hybrids and thus less known?

Could the first be C. Tepin and the third be C. Bird's Eye?

Just to confirm, then - the second is Thai Dragon?
 
All look like C. annuums but its very difficult to identify dried pepppers although the second pic looks thin walled like small cayennes or thais and the first in not a tepin
 
Oooooh! a guessing game! :)

Ok, here go my guesses:

1. a Chi Chien

2. a Bangalore Torpedo

3. Some sort of annuum ornamental?
 
nope not the right shape to be a birds eye. firs one could be a birds and yes tepins/pequins are much smaller than those third ones. whatever they are make sure to grow them next year.
 
I have looked at the photos several times and the only thing I can say is the first one is not a tabasco...it would burn you quite well if it were...the second one looks like its in the cayenne family, and the third one...no clue
 
No probs, chaps ~

AJ - nah, the first was really mild, even for me...the third seems to be quite difficult, though.

I've already got them all in the germination chamber, and will post when I have some fresh pods. Thanks for trying!
 
The first one looks like what I usually grow. I used to just call them birds eye, but after seeing pics of other identical plants I can now call it Super Chilli. They are normally stingy hot with a bitter taste but really good for adding heat to a meal. Unfortunately last summer the ones I had were no hotter than your average Jalapeno , although they at least made a nice tasting powder. Now that I'm growing from seed I no longer have to buy unreliable nursery plants. Please don't shoot me if my guess is wrong.
 
But isn't the super chili a hybrid Jimmy? If you're saving seeds then you'll likely have unreliable self-started plants
 
I haven't saved seeds from these plants. All my seeds have come from THSC. I've only ever bought live plants before but won't need to do this anymore. Will be good to get some variety in the garden from now on.
 
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