Variegated Jalapeno Plant?

[nfg831]

I have a question about on of my pepper plants. I have what appears to be a variegated jalapeno pepper plant that came with my other Jalapeno seedlings in a six pack. When it was tiny it looked normal and gradually turned this way. Even the fruits are variegated. At first I thought it may be another kind of pepper plant that got mixed in, maybe a fish pepper, but the fuits and leaves look like Jalapenos, just variegated. The plant is also a bit smaller, but that may be due to being pruned more than the others. What do you guys think?
-Nick

 

[kentishman]

Very attractive foliage and fruit. I like it.

 

[MBGardener]

This kind of looks like a Fish pepper. Perhaps it could have been mixed in with the others?

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

I have what appears to be a variegated jalapeno pepper plant that came with my other Jalapeno seedlings in a six pack.

 
Where did you buy the the plants from? The reason for the inquiry is, do they sell fish peppers?

 

[solid7]

That's a good looking plant.  If it's a variegated, there's no guarantee that you can grow it true from seed.  You may want to consider making a few clones.  

 

[nfg831]

I bought the plants from a local small greenhouse. I don't know where they get their seeds from. I have never seen fish peppers for sale there, they have a pretty small selection of peppers.

 

[sirex]

Yeah. That looks like a fish pepper.

 

[solid7]

Yeah. That looks like a fish pepper.

So I've seen the peppers before - but is the actual plant variegated, typically?  I googled it, and it didn't seem like any of the plants that I saw were...
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Just curious.

 

[sirex]

The foliage is typically variegated/mottled.

 

[solid7]

It's a beautiful plant.

 

[sirex]

Yes it is. I know SmokenFire really likes that pepper a lot.

 

[kentishman]

The variegated foliage is a lot different from the variegation on the fish peppers I have grown. The variegation on the pods looks a lot like the variegated fish pepper pods I grew.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

The variegated foliage is a lot different from the variegation on the fish peppers I have grown. The variegation on the pods looks a lot like the variegated fish pepper pods I grew.

 
^^^+1
 
The leafs on OP's plant look different from those I've seen.> Dave's Garden - Fish Pepper

 

[nfg831]

Dont fish peppers start out light and then get darker and striped as they mature? Also the leaves on this plant look different than the pictures of the fish pepper plants I have seen. I have never grown them, just going off of other pictures I have seen. These are starting out dark with light striping. I have included a few more quick pictures I took this morning.
-Nick
 
 

 

[BlackFatalii]

Also the leaves on this plant look different than the pictures of the fish pepper plants I have seen.
 

 
I agree, your plant looks a little different to me than the Fish peppers that I have seen. This is one I grew a few years ago:
 

 

 
And here is a photo of the color changes the pods go through, from Wikipedia:
 

 
My Fish pepper plants often had some white coloration on the branches, stems and calyxes as well, which is something I am not seeing in your photos.

 

[sirex]

Hmmm.....everyone is probably correct then. Probably not fish.

How do the pods taste?

 

[nfg831]

Hmmm.....everyone is probably correct then. Probably not fish.

How do the pods taste?

Tasted a small one, maybe 1.5" - 2", and it tasted like a jalapeno to me.

 

[nfg831]

Thought I would post some pictures I took today of the plant. It has not gotten any taller, I think that is due to me topping it early in the season. I dont have much experience with seed saving, so how much longer should I let the pods mature before harvesting for seed saving? Im guessing they need to get a bit more "wrinkly"?
Thanks,
-Nick
 

 

[b3rnd]

That's awesome! Hope it shows up in later generations.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

I dont have much experience with seed saving, so how much longer should I let the pods mature before harvesting for seed saving? Im guessing they need to get a bit more "wrinkly"?

Look carefully at your pic below....See that tinge of green on the shoulder  of the fruit?

Note in this pic the shoulder is completely red?

 
The fruit doesn't need to be wrinkled - it needs to be fully mature.