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Mystery Sicilian hot peppers

Hi there,

I am new to hot pepper growing. I recently July a special greenhouse just so I could grow some hot peppers. Its hard to do in Canada!
Anyways, I need some expert help identifying this type of pepper.

Here is what I know:

-a relative was visiting Sicily, Italy many years ago, and he stopped and picked a pepper on the side of the road(there was a field of them growing along the road).
-he stuffed the hot pepper in his suitcases and packed it home, likely before this was illegal to do
-he dried the seeds and grew them for many years
-I was eating a traditional Sicilian meal at their house last year (they are quite old now and no longer grow the pepper) and they had a container of these ground up peppers.
-I sprinkled them on my pasta like the good old Italians do, and they were amazing (so hot!)

Anyways, I took some home with me and have now successfully sprouted them and they are about 5 months into the growing season. I would LOVE to be able to identify what they are, or at least narrow them down a bit.

They are not done ripening yet but are getting close?

Would love some feedback...


Cheers


Chris
 

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