This pepper plant was bought as a bhut jolokia. I got two, one plant is 100% what I would expect. but the second is not a bhut.
Left : Bhut Jolokia
Right: ???
Corking?
very different stems.
Inside
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Leaf side by side
The plants when they were little were identical. The flowers still are identical. The "odd" plant is more compact, and slightly lighter in color then the bhut. Also the leaves are flatter on the unknown plant.
It branches and buds in exactly the same pattern as the bhut plant as well. The unknown pepper set pods, and had them come ripe roughly 2 weeks more quickly than the bhut.
The odd pepper has very little scent, and it lacks the "floral" taste/smell. Aside from that it tastes a lot like bhut or a naga. Except with what I ould only call an annuum like flavor to it.
Heat wise, barely detectable. It sometimes has a prickle of heat.
Now the question is, is this a known pepper type? Or some strange hybrid?
Left : Bhut Jolokia
Right: ???
Corking?
very different stems.
Inside
upclose.
Leaf side by side
The plants when they were little were identical. The flowers still are identical. The "odd" plant is more compact, and slightly lighter in color then the bhut. Also the leaves are flatter on the unknown plant.
It branches and buds in exactly the same pattern as the bhut plant as well. The unknown pepper set pods, and had them come ripe roughly 2 weeks more quickly than the bhut.
The odd pepper has very little scent, and it lacks the "floral" taste/smell. Aside from that it tastes a lot like bhut or a naga. Except with what I ould only call an annuum like flavor to it.
Heat wise, barely detectable. It sometimes has a prickle of heat.
Now the question is, is this a known pepper type? Or some strange hybrid?
