Tag: chiliplant
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Chili Pepper: Jalapeño
This is the chili I automatically think of whenever some says, well, ‘chili’. It is middle of the road when it comes to heat and is very flavoursome. You can do so much with it from using it raw, pickled, cooked and dried. If you prefer flavour over the heat factor, take the seeds out…
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Chili Pepper: Habanero Orange
A beautiful looking and complex tasting chili pepper that is easy to grow. In Perth, Western Australia they are ripening in Summer and Autumn. The plant is a spreader rather than a vertical powerhouse. Warning, they are hot :). I have also read that they impart a kind of apricot flavour. Flower: Fruit: Plant: Perth…
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Chili Pepper: Bhut Jolokia
Not for the faint hearted :O. I spent half an hour feeling quite ill after try some ghost pepper sauce once. So be careful! I am only growing them to give to Ben who guests posts on this blog and facebook for me :). I am going to get him to describe the taste if…
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Chili Pepper: Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
At 1.46 million Scoville heat units this wee red beastie packs a punch :). It was derived from the Trinidad Scorpion (so called because the end of the chili looks like a scorpion stinger) and was originally propagated by a Mr Butch Taylor. It held the hottest chili record for a few years. Most of…
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Chili Pepper: Trinidad Scorpion Cardi
Now we are getting into crazy hot territory :). I have read that this variety was developed by the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute hence the CARDI part of the pepper’s name :). The scorpion part is because the end of the chili looks like a scorpion stinger. Most of my internet friends have…
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Chili Pepper: Cayenne
My second favourite chili is the humble Cayenne pepper, allegedly named for the city of Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana. Although hotter than a Jalapeño I think it smells amazing and very distinctive. I love them green or red and ripe. This is where I max out chili-wise by the way. I am training…
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Chili Pepper: Yellow Wax
This plant is a vertical powerhouse and a really heavy producer of yummy mild chilis. Their addition to a green salad will add a bit of variety and might even wow your friends. Taste: Sweet and mild. Definitely not a capsicum though. Add slices to salads for a bit of a change but my favourite…
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Chili Pepper: Zimbabwe Bird
This has to be the prettiest chili plant I have in my collection. Despite the fruit’s small size they pack a real punch and the plant is a heavy producer.
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GICICI’s Chili Collection
I love chili peppers and the plants they grow on. There are lots of variety in the 5 main domesticated species and I am trying to grow as many of them as I can. 🙂 I buy most of the from Bunnings (I live in Perth, Western Australia) but you can order mature seedlings from…
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Chili Pepper: Tepin
I love the look of Tepin plants. The berry shaped fruit is small and grows in bunches that remind me of cherries. 🙂 The fruit starts of dark green and then turns dark purple on its way to red. It grows wild and this has led to it being called the ‘mother of all…
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Chili Pepper: Caysan
Coming in at a mere 30,000 – 50,000 Scoville units, the Caysan Chili is a great little prolific producer of large glossy fruit, and it isn’t too hot to eat. I got mine from the local Bunnings store and grew it in a little herb bed in full sun, and got far more than I needed…
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Chili Pepper: Hoa Lat
Hoa Lat is a bushy, heavy producer of medium sized, long tapered fruit. It is another of my mild heat range favourites and is so easy to grow. The fruit starts of yellow-green and ripens to a bright glossy red. Taste: I have only eaten this raw in salads and haven’t cooked with it. It…
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Chili Pepper: Black Pearl
This has to be the most attractive chili plant I have in my collection. Despite the fruit’s small size they pack a real punch and the plant is a heavy producer. The fruit starts off as deep oxblood colour that ripens to a rich red. So if you’re into landscaping with beautiful, unique plants, or…
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