Chile Flowers

darlochileman · May 13, 2006

Hi Guys,

As well as growing chiles for the pods, Im also growing many varieties just for the flowers. Some varieties are absolutely stunning.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Explosive Ember

Manzano

Royal Black

Capsicum Praetermissum

Purple Tiger

Brazilian Starfish

Black Cuban

Purple Cayenne

Im particularly like the Pubescens and several of the wild species. There are 11 pages of Pubescens flowers to feast your eyes on here. Ive also included links to some of the wild species whose flowers are also stunning.

Pubescens:
http://www.thechileman.org/results.php?page=3&chile=1&find=Any&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Pubescens

Praetermissum:
http://www.thechileman.org/results....d=Any&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Praetermissum

Cardenasi
http://www.thechileman.org/results....find=Any&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Cardenasii

Eximium:
http://www.thechileman.org/results....=1&find=Any&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Eximium

Tovari:
http://www.thechileman.org/results....=1&find=Any&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Tovarii

Hope you like them

Mark

ChefEx · May 13, 2006

Can I get a bouquet for mother! Beautiful.

darlochileman · May 13, 2006

Hi ChefEx

They look particluarly nice on the red background

By the way, ChefEx (pr should I say Chef Gordon) I loved your Interview on the hot sauce blog, particularly the word association section:

'Ring of Fire - gonna burn twice' - HA HA HA HA !!

http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/interview-with-capitol-punishment-foods/#comments

Excellent

Mark

imaguitargod · May 13, 2006

Wow! The Manzano is awsome! I want to grow that now....I must make space somewhere for that one... I also want that Brazilian Starfish.

The Explosive Ember looks like a Bolivian Rainbow Chilli flower, nice.

ChefEx · May 13, 2006

Thanks Mark. I hope to have some "special" peppers to play with.

darlochileman · May 14, 2006

Hi imaguitargod,

if you think the Brazilain Starfish flower is nice (you can certainlty tell its a Baccatum), you should see the wierd pods.

The plants also grow huge (its the one at the back):

Mark

Tina Brooks · May 14, 2006

Wow Mark, what gorgeous flowers.

Am I misunderstanding you, or are these flowers edible???

T

imaguitargod · May 14, 2006

darlochileman said:
if you think the Brazilain Starfish flower is nice (you can certainlty tell its a Baccatum), you should see the wierd pods.

Groovy!(literally)

darlochileman said:
The plants also grow huge (its the one at the back):

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Tina Brooks said:
Am I misunderstanding you, or are these flowers edible???

It's been my experience that most things are edible, it's just wether or not you get any nutrients out of it that's the question.

ChefEx · May 14, 2006

That is an amazing plant!!! "Feed me Seymore!" :shock:

darlochileman · May 15, 2006

imaguitargod said:
It's been my experience that most things are edible, it's just wether or not you get any nutrients out of it that's the question.

I agree, you could eat them I supose if you wanted too but it would be like eatuing paper. I guess they would make a nice garnish I suppose. It would certainly beat a bit of floppy parsley.

MArk

Chango · May 28, 2006

After looking at your pictures, I'm curious about a plant I have. I picked it up at a community plant sale for $2. The tag that came with it says it's a rocatilo. I cannot find any info on that plant. So the name is probably incorrect. It's first flower bloomed a couple of days ago. Here's a pic of that flower:

It looks like the brazilian starfish bloom. But maybe not...what do you think?

darlochileman · May 29, 2006

Hi Chango,

The correct spelling is Rocotillo and it exists in both the Chinense and Baccatum form. Yours is the baccatum identified by the white flowers with tan spots around the corolla (the flower characterstics of varieties of the baccatum species). You can find a little more info in the database here:

http://www.thechileman.org/results....&find=ROCOTILLO&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Any

Hope this helps

Mark

Chango · May 29, 2006

Hey darlochileman, thanks for the info! I'd seen that name before, but didn't realize that it was so close the plant I have, or that the name fit in two different species. I look forward to seeing the fruit...