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Wild, Indeed, Community Thread

Just getting this started so I can get a url.
I will post more about this in a couple of days.
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Happy New Year, 2021!
 
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Watch out for that dew sitting on the growing tips in the first photo… that caused me some serious trouble this year. The corner of a paper towel will suck the drops up without disturbing the seedlings.
 
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Pr0digal_son said:
Found some unique populations. Very different leaf structure and some fruits ripening purple. 100 yard long fields of them through that valley diminishing up to 10,500 feet where they were present but sparse.
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For C.rhomboideum? Purple fruits sounds neat, any signs of purpling on the foliage of those or just on the pods?

I find it just fascinating how much variation there is on some of these wilds and we've probably only just scraped the surface of what's still out there. Much to learn & discover.

EDIT: for some reason when I did my original reply the third image in your picture post didn't load, just saw the flower and plant views. Just scrolled back up and see the purple fruits you mention! Gorgeous, incredible find.
 
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Quick pics, I'll say soft focus rather than out of focus :lol:

The C.Praetermissum that I recently posted flowers of is now showing fruit set
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CAP 1445 (C.Chacoense) also joining the club
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Need to get a shelf of wilds potted up real-soon-now and migrated into the small growhouse to free up indoor space. Still cold nights but some heater protection in there.
 
From the monograph of the expansion of chiles written back in 2016 it lists C.rhomboideum as the common relative of all peppers and turns the previous Bolivian model and C.chacoense on it's head.

Today I went back and skimmed it breifly(I'm not smart enough to,really) and looked at the Andean Clade section of the tree and saw two accessions listed. One was a cultigen from Colombia.

In the photos of that article it has a brief description and lists some differences between the two. Those being berries per node and leaf structure. I can confirm both and include fruit color and even a bit of difference between seeds of those and what I have been growing for years.

I am curious as to why the cult. listing???? The idea of them growing these plants for any specific reason is tripping me up??? They have no flavor or heat????
 

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I am curious as to why the cult. listing???? The idea of them growing these plants for any specific reason is tripping me up??? They have no flavor or heat????
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Made me go back and look at that reference, never a bad thing. That is very strange isn't it, the only other thing capsicum would have is high levels of Vitamin C & A but can't imagine anyone would choose to grow them as a source of that!
 
@CaneDog’s Rocopica, c. cardenasii x XL Brown Rocoto.

This plant is about 5” tall but has a graceful, trailing
growth habit. Lots of conical, purple flowers at the
moment.
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I’d say the spread is about 15”.

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CaneDog said:
Wow, Paul. That's looking great! I'm just about to pot mine up into a new container and fresh soil, so you're well ahead of me. BTW, it was actually a USDA Cardenasii mother, which seems to have shown through in the flower shape.
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Thanks for that clarification, CD. This specimen
is an OW from last season. I just topped off its
#1NC container with some fresh soil, so it will
ride out the season in its current can.
 
ChilliCrosser said:
Made me go back and look at that reference, never a bad thing. That is very strange isn't it, the only other thing capsicum would have is high levels of Vitamin C & A but can't imagine anyone would choose to grow them as a source of that!
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I'm guessing they just gave it that listing and had nothing to do with cultivation. Chile taxonomy is silly. These could be what was previously listed as C.ciliatum.

Per G.E.Barboza: "Both, the colour of the fruits and the shape of the leaves are variations frequently found in C. rhomboideum. We had a plant in cultivation (Córdoba), and we obtained fruits with a similar colour to the population from La Jagua or even darker."

I did find plants 10 minutes north of the type locality that had the darker berries she mentions.They appeared to be black.
 

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Chiltepin Hermosillo Dwarf is beginning to show some personality. To my eyes, and compared to other annuums I’m growing, the dwarf habit is already distinct:

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(The bottom two sprouts emerged after transplant out of the germination tray. The younger, I only noticed today. Wild genetics definitely like to stagger their opportunities!)

My goal for this variety is to establish a stocky, tree-like form which I will attempt to keep alive for many years as a houseplant friend as much as a source of peppers.
 
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