Does anyone know of a reliable database - preferably with a key - that would enable me to identify my chili plant? I thought it was a Bolivian Rainbow, but the flowers are six petalled and pure white, not purple. The fruit are borne singly at the nodes, pointed and about 1/2" long and about 1/4" at widest point. They start of pale green with purple streaks and ripen to a very blood red. The plant is about two feet high, happily living in a five inch pot on the office window sill - currently about forty fruit and loads of flowers. Any thoughts - or a link to a decent website - gratefully received.
You could try:
http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/
hope it's helpful
D
http://www.g6csy.net/chile/database.html
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.j.wood/photo.html#BUB
http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/html/chili_peppers.html
I've been ploughing through the pictures and I think the one I have is a "Christmas" - described as ornamental. Does this mean I can't eat the chilis? One site described them as mild and slightly sweet? I'm ???
Sorry - forgot to say thanks to Diana and EJ for the links! ;D
Found this website whilst linking from one of EJ's links - has an excellent database with loads of pictures including flowers. Not so sure now that it is a Christmas!!!!
http://petterssononline.com/habanero/index.php