chinense Scorpion Tongue?

[ChileSea]

Hello everyone! Whats the difference between the Scorpion Tongue and the Trinidad Scorpion, both from Trinidad? Does anybody know the difference? Are they one of the same? Thank you.

 

[klyth]

I've never heard of a Scorpion Tongue. Got a picture? Maybe a cross between a Devils Tongue and a Scorpion?

 

[Pam]

I grew them both last year, and they pretty much looked the same, with the Scorpion Tongue probably a bit smaller fruit.

Don't ask me about heat or taste, I don't munch those suckers.

 

[POTAWIE]

The scorpion's tongue is an annuum with medium heat
and the Trinidad Scorpion is a C. chinense super-hottie

 

[ChileSea]

Actually, the Chilewoman has it at a 10 on heat and calls it a Chinense, Country: Trinidad! But have never seen one.

 

[POTAWIE]

I was thinking black scorpion tongue.

 

[Pam]

I got mine from the Chilewoman last year, and it was a chinense.

 

[ChileSea]

You have any pics, to see what it looks like? Thanks

 

[Pam]

You have any pics, to see what it looks like? Thanks

No, I lost all the pictures I took from May until December when we reformatted my hard drive. I *know* we made copies, but all I can figure is the disk got thrown out somehow.

 

[POTAWIE]

Strange that they'd choose a name that's already in use Makes things even more confusing

 

[smokemaster]

My Black Scorpion Tongue only has one pod per node.don't think it's a Chinense.

 

[Pam]

Check one of the flower guides and see if you can id the species. If you go here http://www.g6csy.net/chile/ and click on the name of each species on the left, it will have pictures of the flowers of each species, and some other botanical information.