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DonDuck · February 13, 2019

I've grown the " Mad Hatter" pepper for many years under the names of Bishops Hat and Bishops Crown and I grow it every year from seed I harvested from my garden. It continues to grow true every year. My seed is not hybridized. Looking at photos of both Mad Hatter and Bishops Crown, they appear identical, but so many things can be changed through hybridization, I don't know if they are the same or not. Actually Bishops Crown already has a lot of names and Mad Hatter can easily be added to the list. My primary concern is the accuracy of the belief that it may be an f1 hybrid because it could dissuade people from saving seed if they want to.

February 13, 2019	#13
DonDuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Corinth, texas Posts: 1,784	I've grown the " Mad Hatter" pepper for many years under the names of Bishops Hat and Bishops Crown and I grow it every year from seed I harvested from my garden. It continues to grow true every year. My seed is not hybridized. Looking at photos of both Mad Hatter and Bishops Crown, they appear identical, but so many things can be changed through hybridization, I don't know if they are the same or not. Actually Bishops Crown already has a lot of names and Mad Hatter can easily be added to the list. My primary concern is the accuracy of the belief that it may be an f1 hybrid because it could dissuade people from saving seed if they want to.