Any idea what these peppers are?

[tam91]

These apparently are wrong seeds from packets of Serranos I purchased. But they're pretty - I think I'd like to grow them again if I can figure out what they are. They are all sort of crinkly shaped like that, even while green. And they are pretty danged hot. I included a red (ripe) Serrano in the photo for comparison.

Any one know?

[ScottinAtlanta]

looks like someone mislabeled a package of lemon drop peppers.

https://encrypted.google.com/search?...w=1366&bih=590

[tam91]

Oh ok, great. Thank you. Hmmm now maybe that's my fault, reaching into the dim recesses of my memory, I bet I got a few of those seeds and forgot about that - so my mistake. oops. ok, will have to get some of them again

[Sun City Linda]

Gosh, I hate it when its MY FAULT!!!!

[pdxwindjammer]

They look exactly like the Hot Lemon Peppers that I cut in half this morning and have drying in my food dehydrator! I LOVE them! I grind most of 'em up and sprinkle in stews, soups, casseroles and sauces.

[ScottinAtlanta]

Do you know if the Lemon Drop Peppers and the Hot Lemon Peppers are the same variety? They look almost exactly the same, and some photos are even repeated with the two names.

[biscgolf]

i've seen what were all apparently the same peppers called hot lemon, lemon drop, and aji limon as well on THP.

[RayR]

There seems to be a lot of confusion with peppers named Hot Lemon and Lemon Drop.
You'll find seeds sold as Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum and Capsicum chinense.

I bought seeds from Burpee last year and the peppers appear to be Capsicum chinense from pictures I've seen. Strangely enough, the pictures of Hot Lemon that Burpee is selling now look like tam91's pic of Lemon Drop peppers.

These are my Hot Lemon peppers from this year. Very Habanero hot, very citrus-like flavor.

[ScottinAtlanta]

Those are probably Yellow Fatali. They are not Lemon Drop or Hot Lemon, Ray.

[RayR]

You're right Scott, they do look like Yellow Fatali.

They also look like Habanero Hot Lemon. Same thing?

So a proper Hot Lemon/Lemon Drop would be a medium hot then?

[ScottinAtlanta]

I had never heard of the Habanero Hot Lemon before your post.
I grew both the Yellow Fatali and the Hot Lemon this year, and the heat is completely different. Hot Lemon is more like a hot jalapeno, whilst the fatali is a lowerend superhot.

[biscgolf]

the lady next to me at the farmer's market made some awesome fatali jelly this year. best tasting of all the superhots imo.

[tam91]

I thought the name lemon drop sounded familiar. But now the person who gave me the seeds told me they were Hot Lemon, from Home Depot.

So... now I wonder what exactly they are. Must ask her if she still has the package.

[ScottinAtlanta]

I suspect the two names refer to the same pepper. You can call it either name.

[Wi-sunflower]

If you still have a plant with some flowers or remember what the flowers look like, there is a simple way to tell the Aji type chiles from other hot peppers -- true Aji peppers are from the Baccatum species and the flowers have a little yellow dot on the back of each petal.

I tried to Google a pic of the flower but couldn't find any that show the back of the flower. I thought the yellow was only on the back but many pics show it on the inside too. In any case, Annunum and Chinese flowers are totally white (as far as I remember) and Pubescen's are purple.

Carol
who used to grow over 120 varieties of hot chiles