Thai Hot Ornamental?
 

I got seeds that had Thai Chili written on the plastic bag - two years ago. I grew them last year and saved seeds for this year. Again grew those seeds. Are these Thai Hot or Thai Hot Ornamental? I want to share seeds, so I want to label them correctly.

They look like ornamental to me.
You should ferment some.

Worth

Looks like the Thai Hot Ornamental that I have, I had one that kept going for five years.

Doing some research for another thread here, I learned that there are some [I]seventy[/I] (70) varieties of pepper indigenous to Thailand. Thus "Thai Chili" is practically meaningless. I'm not sure that "Thai Ornamental" is any better. Neither is the real name.

Now, IMO, that doesn't look like an ornamental pepper. But who knows what the original namer/labeler intended?

I think ornamental. I have never seen a bird pepper that size used for cooking in Thailand. The reds I have seen are longer and skinnier.

[url]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/THAI-HOT/productinfo/9370/[/url]
[url]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/THAI-HOT-ORNAMENTAL/productinfo/9580/[/url]

Worth, those two links were the first ones I looked up.

That is where my confusion started. They look nothing like Thai Hot [URL]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/THAI-HOT/productinfo/9370/[/URL] In fact, Thai Hot look a lot like Riot once they ripen red. [URL]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/RIOT/productinfo/9177/[/URL]

They do look like Thai Hot Ornamental [URL]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/THAI-HOT-ORNAMENTAL/productinfo/9580/[/URL] but they are an inch a half long.

Maybe things do grow bigger in Texas? (Kidding)

I am agreeing with you all that say it is Ornamental. I could see these being grown in a flower/decorative bed.

I can see the things fermenting in salt water.
You should try it.

OMG- I just read the thread title as The Hot Oatmeal!:twisted:

Marsha, in Florida, it would be The Hot Grits.

Sends Marsha some reading glasses :)

If you were to put these peppers in oatmeal - it would be hot.

[QUOTE=ginger2778;580738]OMG- I just read the thread title as The Hot Oatmeal!:twisted:[/QUOTE]
I'll whip up a batch and send it to you.

Worth

[QUOTE=ScottinAtlanta;580742]Marsha, in Florida, it would be The Hot Grits.[/QUOTE]

Naw, not in South Florida, aka little NY. We don't do grits here.:P