Not a lemon drop, any ideas?

[Stufat]

First ever chili growing attempt. Awaiting a long thin green chili maturing to yellow, get a shortish fat purple one.
Any ideas??

 

[Phil]

no clue... but you're right. That sure isn't a lemon drop.

 

[outlaw]

Looks like a Purple Jalapeno to me

 

[Stufat]

Just googled purple jalapeño and all the flowers are purple, mine are white.
Also, just read they start green and turn purple, these have only been purple

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Not sure but is it my eyes or you have a bad aphid or whitefly infestation? 

 

[nzchili]

indeed, that pic is blurry but the flower looks full of aphids or something to me

 

[Phil]

They're definitely infested with something

 

[geeme]

I've grown purple jalapenos, and they definitely start green, turn an almost-black purple, then finally red. And all my purple jalapenos had purple in the flowers, as did the purple cayenne I've grown. AND yes, it looks like that plant is infested with something.    KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!!!!! (And by "IT" I mean "them"!)

 

[Gotrox]

Bet it turns another color when ripe.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Bet it turns another color when ripe.

Red

 

[onefowl1]

I am on my phone so can not tell for sure but are those green aphids in the flower center or is it green. If not bugs then it has bacctuum species in it which is what the lemon drop is from.

 

[Stufat]

The inside of the flowers is a greeny blue colour.
Thanks for help everyone. Never really inspected plants that closely, but yep, covered in minuscule white thingys.
Read up on alleviating the problem, don't want to try a pesticide yet so went with the blob of hand soap in my hand pump water sprayer, left 10 mins then rinsed.

Still no closer to figuring out what the chilis are tho

 

[Roguejim]

Isn't it great. You look for a pepper ID, and end up with an aphid diagnosis. Good thing you posted the flower photo.

 

[Stufat]

Friend has identified these. They are f1 purple gustos and after a bit of research they seem to be about 80000 on scoville. Plenty hot enough for me for now.
Tried a nibble yesterday, not ripe yet, nice flavour then boom!! My lips were tingling for a few hours