"Filius Blue" ornamental

cubbieblue82 · Apr 21, 2016

does anybody have a few seeds for this ornamental lying around? i know - very late to be starting. not having luck finding them online anywhere! i'd be glad to pay for them, trade some seeds, pay shipping, whatever! <3

BlackFatalii · Apr 21, 2016

I have some. PM me with your mailing address.

Maligator · Apr 22, 2016

I know it's a cool looking ornamental but I'm curious to know: how does it taste? Is it one of those ornamentals that is pretty to look at but tastes awful or is it good to eat as well?

SmokenFire · Apr 22, 2016

2 ornamentals that I absolutely love are Fish peppers (one of my favorite of all peppers) and Maui Purple (great tasting, just not as good as the fish).

Fish -

Maui Purple -

cubbieblue82 · Apr 22, 2016

lovely. way to go, turn me out on growing ever more stuff. lol.

Brocoli · Apr 22, 2016

cubbieblue82 said:
does anybody have a few seeds for this ornamental lying around? i know - very late to be starting. not having luck finding them online anywhere! i'd be glad to pay for them, trade some seeds, pay shipping, whatever! <3

I got mine last year from Pepperjoe's .com, Im sure they still have some.

Maligator said:
I know it's a cool looking ornamental but I'm curious to know: how does it taste? Is it one of those ornamentals that is pretty to look at but tastes awful or is it good to eat as well?

From what I remember they are pretty tasty fresh. I dried some, but I havent used them enough to even remember what the taste notes are. I am growing it again this year as it was a pretty nice looking plant, but the Purple Flash might be one of my favorite ornamentals. Which reminds me of the time I told my friend "hey grab one of those purple peppers and try it, its hot but pretty good as a popper." he goes "okay cool!" reaches past the Purple Flash and grabs a big a$$ Orange Habanero and takes a big ol' bite out of it. He was definitely not happy at the time as it was his first run in with a fresh habanero. Haha, but hes pretty big into eat my hot peppers now. He was sluggin back my Naga Morich Vodka and Yellow 7 Pod White Rum over the holidays.

shaggs2riches · Apr 30, 2016

https://www.westcoastseeds.com/shop/vegetable-seeds/pepper-seeds/hot-pepper-seeds/filius-blue-pepper-seeds/

That is where I bought my filius blue seeds this year.

philosophiser · May 2, 2016

http://www.rareseeds.com/filius-blue/

Got mine here this year, good quality seeds, I should be seeing some peppers soon!

spicefreak · May 2, 2016

SmokenFire said:
2 ornamentals that I absolutely love are Fish peppers (one of my favorite of all peppers) and Maui Purple (great tasting, just not as good as the fish).

It's a real shame that the Fish seems to lose its distinctive stripe upon ripening.