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Need help in decideing what kind of plant this is. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Underpromoted@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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I got this plant from my mother because I'm interested in chili planting. She choose this from a supermarket (Tesco) because it had a chili symbol on it. It says Capsicum aanum sombrero which from the symbol said to be not edible and might not even be chili. From a google search the name Capsicum aanum I found that it refers to a non edible indoor pepper type which is basically for decoration (more like not edible) but also found some sources saying that it's edible but with the symbol on it I don't want to risk it. I have also found a website contributing it to be a chili type because of the Sombrero name (so fully Capsicum aanum Sombrero). I can't decide what kind of plant this is. Does anyone know? And how should I take care of it?

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[–] Jakor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s definitely edible (safe to eat) but as other posters mentioned, it’s one of those ornamental anuum pepper varieties and are too bitter for most people. Other anuums include jalapeños, Serranos, shishito, and Jamaican mushroom. For contrast, the other common types at: chinense (habanero, ghost, reaper, etc), fructecens (tobasco), baccatum (lemon drop, Brazilian starfish, ají amarillo), and pubescens (rocoto, manzanas).

It’s usually impossible to identify the exact pepper species you have, but I’d bet dollars to donuts it tastes almost exactly like Bolivian rainbow, if you’d like to read other peoples reviews online.

Let me know if you have any further questions on the subject! Growing hot peppers has become a bit of a hobby of mine, if you can’t tell :)

[–] stevetauber 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We just planted peppers this year. We ordered a couple batches of seeds online and so far things are growing. The Vampire peppers are doing the best. Good luck with this

[–] Underpromoted@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. I'm thinking about ordering seeds online.

[–] stevetauber 1 points 1 year ago

We ordered from https://pepperseeds.eu/ We got some extras and seems like we a couple sprouts from each variant.