Each year I fill my pots/gardens/driveways with a dazzling assortment of hot peppers. It's kind of a no-brainer....easy to germinate, to transplant, to grow. Not bothered for the most part by diseases or pests. Not fussy in their growing location - big or small pots or the garden soil. And they are prolific - yielding much more heavily than sweet peppers. Finally, many are absolutely beautiful, with striking foliage and fruit colors. Oh yes, did I mention that they can be eaten (with great care!).
I hope to blog quite a bit this year about the various peppers I am growing. Today, I took some pictures of a few of the more interesting ones, shown below to exhibit the array of variation in those that have purple or other colors aside from green in the foliage.
Below, starting at upper left and moving right, then repeating for the rows below: Bolivian Rainbow, Filius Blue, Fish, Gemstone, Golden Nugget, Little Nubian, Peruvian Purple, Pretty in Purple, Spectral,
Trifetti, Variegata, and Vietnamese Multicolor.
I hope to blog quite a bit this year about the various peppers I am growing. Today, I took some pictures of a few of the more interesting ones, shown below to exhibit the array of variation in those that have purple or other colors aside from green in the foliage.
Below, starting at upper left and moving right, then repeating for the rows below: Bolivian Rainbow, Filius Blue, Fish, Gemstone, Golden Nugget, Little Nubian, Peruvian Purple, Pretty in Purple, Spectral,
Trifetti, Variegata, and Vietnamese Multicolor.
After growing many of these for a number of years, you do learn the young foliage colors. The darkest by far as young seedlings is Peruvian Purple. The variegation comes on very early for Trifetti and Variegata, but takes a bit of time for Filius Blue, Fish and Golden Nugget. In all cases, the purplish cast to the foliage is more intense when the plants are grown in full sun, and as the plant matures.
In a future blog on this topic, I will show what the fruits look like on these plants. To me, they are amongst the most beautiful of garden plants, and fit just as well in the flower garden as they do with the veggies!
In a future blog on this topic, I will show what the fruits look like on these plants. To me, they are amongst the most beautiful of garden plants, and fit just as well in the flower garden as they do with the veggies!
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