What are some pepper's with very unique characteristics?

[Fetus_Enchilada]

I would like to know some pepper varieties which contain very unique characteristics. Examples of characteristics are (unique color , unique flavor , unique shapes ).
 
Thank you for your time.

 

[mlh5953]

My personal favorites are the Bubblegum 7 (BBG7) varieties with their characteristic bleeding calyx.

 

[Max Nihil]

All 50,000+ varieties of Capsicum are unique for at least one trait.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Capsicum_cultivars

 

[PepperDoc]

Rocotos come to mind. The heat is very different from other species with a super long duration. The flavor is unique in that there is more astringency than other species. And the seeds are black or dark colored.

 

[Fetus_Enchilada]

My personal favorites are the Bubblegum 7 (BBG7) varieties with their characteristic bleeding calyx.

  
I will be sure to grow variety next year thx

 

[Max Nihil]

I've had my eye on "Purple Ghost" Bhut Jolokia Purple/Peach. I will probably buy it next but I just bought 14 other types so it might be a bit before I get any others.

Among those 14 types however is one I find interesting for a "unique" quality, it is the Dr Neyde Red Monster. It is just a nice purple.

Jes's Morangum Orange might also be of interest.
It is related to the aforementioned BBG7.

 

[sirex]

I find the purple/black foliage and fruit particularly intriguing. A la Pimenta De Neyde.

 

[willard3]

Black cluster is cool
 
 
 
IMG_0934 by Willard Bridgham, on Flickr

 

[Bou]

Mutants are looking weird/cool enough to get on your list I guess. Any of the dark crosses (with PDN genes), blotchy/striped colors ripe pods (a lot from Pink Tiger contribution), contorted shape, gnarly skin and long tails would get my attention too.

 

[BlackFatalii]

BBG7 Cluster
BBG7 White
Black Thai TQ
Buena Mulata
Brazilian Starfish
CGN21500
Fish
Naga Smooky Rainbow
Pockmark Orange
UFO Fluorescent Variegated

 

[Pepper Merchant]

Personally I enjoy:
Thunder Mountain Longhorn - they can get incredibly long and have a good heat for a garnish.
Vezena Paprika - Known for having very high corking effect and thick walls.
Currently we are working on growing some KSLS, and BBG7s.

While neither have interesting names or are of a new verities or cross they both are different.

 

[Ruid]

Obligatory immature post.
 

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Brazilian Starfish for it's unique fruity flavor and UFO type shape
Pink tiger for its brilliant color
Any of the truly white varieties are just plain cool looking to me.

 

[Ragnar]

For flavour,

Cumari du Para - small yellow berries
Mako akokosrade - african chinense

Grab a few species -
Aji pineapple, capsicum baccatum
Rocoto or Manzano, capsicum pubescens
A capsicum frutscens..

 

[UnNatural]

For flavour,

Cumari du Para - small yellow berries
Mako akokosrade - african chinense

Grab a few species -
Aji pineapple, capsicum baccatum
Rocoto or Manzano, capsicum pubescens
A capsicum frutscens.

Cumari is one of my absolute favorites, decent heat and such a nice fruity flavor. Goes really well in sweet foods; add a small handful to a bowl of fruit loops, vanilla ice cream, etc. or bake into cookies.

 

[Pr0digal_son]

I would say C.caatingae is about as unique as it gets. 20-25 berries per node,monopodial habit that never bifurcates,and pods that turn orange and are heatless.

 

[RedHotChiliPeppers]

I would say C.caatingae is about as unique as it gets. 20-25 berries per node,monopodial habit that never bifurcates,and pods that turn orange and are heatless.

Having googled the Capsicum caatinga...now i must ask you to point me in a general direction of where I can find it for sale? They sound awesome!

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Having googled the Capsicum caatinga...now i must ask you to point me in a general direction of where I can find it for sale? They sound awesome!

I'm not aware of any vendors that sell them but that doesn't mean someone doesn't. I haven't looked for seeds in a few years.