I was pondering....

[emon069]

If you were to plant 1 orange manzano seed and 1 orange bell seed together and both were to sprout and you dont remove one, would it be possible for them to cross-pollinate and get a hybrid?

 

[gasificada]

No. Orange Manzano belongs to the Capsicum pubescens family and C. pubescens does not cross with other Capsicum species (with the exception of a couple of the "wild" species).

The Capsicum Crossability Matrix at the bottom of this guide here shows what species can and can't cross.

 

[POTAWIE]

Even if they were compatible you would still need a pollinator like a bee to move pollen from one plant's flower to the other

 

[Bootsieb]

Stick a Peter between them and it'll help the transfer, act as a PB- aka pollen bridge.For information on PBs go to the www.peppercon.com