Caribbean Red v. Jamaican Red - How to Distinguish?

[Steve H Graham]

I planted Jamaican red Scotch bonnets and Caribbean red habaneros this year. Now I have big plants. Problem is, I'm not sure which is which.

I'm SORT OF sure the plant that is already bearing is the habanero, because the fruits are fairly smooth with no ridge around the middle.

Got the seeds from Tradewinds Fruit, if that matters. I know vendors play around with the plant names sometimes.

Give me a clue, if you have one.

 

[DevilDuck]

Are they showing fruit?

 

[Pam]

Heh, that's why I bought a label maker for the garden. You always think you'll remember what you put where, but you never do! I make a garden map as I put out the plants, too, so I know about where everything is in case the labels get lost. I was in the same situation too many times when I first started growing peppers.

 

[Steve H Graham]

The one I think is the Jamaican red has had peppers for a while. The one I think is a Caribbean red just produced its first pepper. I spotted it today. I was hoping they would look different, but at this point, no difference.