Interesting Ecuador Hot Pepper Plant ~

Tomstrees · August 18, 2006

I only grow about 9 hot peppers
within my tomato patch for "added heat"
in my salsa and to make a yearly chili powder that would knock your sox off ~

I made an interesting discovery just yeasterday when looking for peppers :

On my "Ecuador Hot" pepper plant , one
branch set out green foliage with green fruit -

On the opposite branch (same plant) , are variegated leaves with variegated peppers !

The variegated leaves aren't like "Fish Peppers" -
they are more like stripes ... same with the peppers ~

Any idea is I save seed would it produce the same again
next year ?

Pics are coming this weekend, as well as "green" flavor reports ~

Tom

JohnF · August 21, 2006

I grow one called 'Variegated'

On this plant the variegation seems to vary from plant to plant ,on those I've grown. I gave seeds to a friend who got an almost pure white plant. This year I grew out seed from that plant and got an all green plant with one variegated branch. On all of them, the stripes on the pods disappear when ripe.

Tomstrees · August 21, 2006

John,

I'm going to post a pic in a day or so -
My peppers are longer - and no the
whole plant is variegated ~

~ Tom

Tomstrees · August 24, 2006

here are some "decent" shots of what
I've got going on ...
To the left is normal foliage -
but to the right is varigated ~

Tom

Mantis · August 31, 2006

Tom, you didn't by chance spill some paint

Tomstrees · August 31, 2006

lol Mantis ~
Nope, and they aren't waxed for photos either !!! lol ~
Papa Vic says I wax my tomatoes before
I photograph them ~ lol ~ "WAX OFF" !!!

I just thought this was interesting, that half of
the plant is fine: green leaves green fruit -
and that the other half is varigated ...

Strange ~ but I will save seed to see if the
plants in the next generation come out stripped
like that again ~

Tom

JohnF · August 31, 2006

Tom

the one I talked about above with only one variegated branch is now almost all variegated. Talked to my seed source and he said his all white started out as ordinarily variegated. Odd plants!

Tomstrees · September 1, 2006

weird how they aren't supposed
to be varigated ...
huh ...

~ Tom

daylilydude · September 1, 2006

Please Tom show us some pics.

JohnF · September 1, 2006

Yes, but as with other variegated varieties I've grown, they lose it when they ripen

Tomstrees · September 1, 2006

sorry guys - I have to figure out
the autoflash/focus ...
heres some "picks" fresh from the garden ;
same plant - different branches ~ Tom

Tomstrees · September 11, 2006

I also wanted to report,
that the fruits turn red -
but keep the white stripes ~

Pics coming ~

Tom

August 18, 2006	#1
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Interesting Ecuador Hot Pepper Plant ~ I only grow about 9 hot peppers within my tomato patch for "added heat" in my salsa and to make a yearly chili powder that would knock your sox off ~ I made an interesting discovery just yeasterday when looking for peppers : On my "Ecuador Hot" pepper plant , one branch set out green foliage with green fruit - On the opposite branch (same plant) , are variegated leaves with variegated peppers ! The variegated leaves aren't like "Fish Peppers" - they are more like stripes ... same with the peppers ~ Any idea is I save seed would it produce the same again next year ? Pics are coming this weekend, as well as "green" flavor reports ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 21, 2006	#3
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	John, I'm going to post a pic in a day or so - My peppers are longer - and no the whole plant is variegated ~ ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 24, 2006	#4
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	here are some "decent" shots of what I've got going on ... To the left is normal foliage - but to the right is varigated ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 31, 2006	#6
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	lol Mantis ~ Nope, and they aren't waxed for photos either !!! lol ~ Papa Vic says I wax my tomatoes before I photograph them ~ lol ~ "WAX OFF" !!! I just thought this was interesting, that half of the plant is fine: green leaves green fruit - and that the other half is varigated ... Strange ~ but I will save seed to see if the plants in the next generation come out stripped like that again ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

September 1, 2006	#8
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	weird how they aren't supposed to be varigated ... huh ... ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 21, 2006	#2
JohnF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangor, Maine Posts: 66	I grow one called 'Variegated' On this plant the variegation seems to vary from plant to plant ,on those I've grown. I gave seeds to a friend who got an almost pure white plant. This year I grew out seed from that plant and got an all green plant with one variegated branch. On all of them, the stripes on the pods disappear when ripe.

August 31, 2006	#5
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Tom, you didn't by chance spill some paint

September 1, 2006	#9
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Please Tom show us some pics. __________________ Richard

September 11, 2006	#12
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I also wanted to report, that the fruits turn red - but keep the white stripes ~ Pics coming ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale