Topic: Explosive Ember Chilli

[ajb]

My 2nd favourite chilli, almost purely on looks. Explosive Ember. Sorry for leaving my logo on, for tedious technical failure reasons I can't edit the original down to a reasonable size at the moment.

[Mrs Ava]

Wow!  They look stunning, and by the name, I assume they are little firebombs!  I did really well with my chillis last year and have even more to grow this, also am overwintering 8 plants to see how they go in the conservatory, and 2 of them are still producing fuits.  Have cut the plants back by about a third and they have bushed up wonderfully...now all I have to do is keep the green and white fly off them!

p.s.   shug....any spare seed of that one going begging?  ;D

[Kerry]

tell us more, shug.....can quite see the foliage properly, but is it kind of dark too? that's one of the most striking colours that i've seen..and the heat rating?

[ajb]

The foliage ranges from dark green to purpley-green. They're fairly stout and bushy. The chillies glow in the sunlight when they are in their purple stage (they ripen to a dark red). I'd give 'em a 7 or 8 out of 10 for heat. Explosive may be over-stating a bit!

There's a close-up of a flower below (if I've done the link right).



EJ - Since you asked so nicely I have a few spares - I'll unhide my email so you can send me your address. Got any swapsies  ;) ? Do let me know how you get on with them!

[ajb]

EJ- oh PM me your address! (Only just worked out what that means, doh)