pod Supposed to be Habanero?

[Tinton]

I've grown habaneros many times over the years, and I'd like to think I know what they look like.

Last time I grew them was 2010, where I ended up with about a 200-300 pepper harvest off two plants. I couldn't pick them fast enough. All the peppers off those plants were uniform, smooth-skinned and orange like you see when you look up pictures of habaneros.

These that I'm growing this year don't look like that.

They're wrinkled and long with a tapered end. None have ripened yet so I don't know what color they turn...



Here's what the plants look like:

Are they bhut jolokias or something? Maybe a cross between a jolokia and a regular habanero? They're "World's Hottest Habanero" plants I got from Lowes, I got the exact same last time and they didn't look anything like this.

 

[AlabamaJack]

If I were to have to guess I would say Bhut and I will tell you why....the Bhut is still the "hottest pepper in the world" to a lot of folks even though we, as chiliheads know different....

So with that being said and them advertising it that way, it may well be a Bhut....

 

[kcallais]

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/32490-worlds-hottest-habanero-what-is-this/page__st__40 for ripe pictures and my dumb ass eating one.

 

[Tinton]

Went outside today to find this:

I'm guessing its not a Bhut since Bhuts ripen to a red color? I could've let it ripen more but it DID change color . Its more yellow in real life, though it looks like it would've ripen more to an orange and possibly red?

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

my so called "Kmart- Orange Habanero"

 

[sothardw]

I have the same pepper growing in my garden as well. I also got the plant from Lowe's when they got their first shipment from Bonnie's in. I am located in Ohio.

I can't wait for them to be ready to harvest!