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Old August 3, 2016   #46
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Old August 3, 2016   #47
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Thank you so much, that's beautiful! Sorry for the trouble.
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Old August 3, 2016   #48
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Thank you so much, that's beautiful! Sorry for the trouble.
Here is what they are and very unlikely to cross with anything else almost impossible.
Rocoto and Manzano are the only two I know of but there may be more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsicum_pubescens
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Thanks Worth. They sure are interesting. I love peppers but have very indifferent results with the sweet ones. This species might be fun to try, even though it sounds like they are a little difficult. Did you grow yours or are you finding them somewhere?
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Sugar Rush is supposed to be a super-hot that is extra sweet. I am not sure how sweet, or how hot, but you might want to check it out.
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Sugar Rush looks interesting. One I plan on ordering here shortly to grow for next year is Sweet Spice. Looks like it has a bit of heat with the sweet.
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Did you grow yours or are you finding them somewhere?
We've been able to find pods in grocery stores at times.

All mine I've grown from seeds (yes I was successful once upon a time), but I've never seen one on a shelf (e.g. Bonnie Plants). I believe that plants are available from specialist growers, but this is probably the wrong time of year.
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Thanks, Cole! Those look like the ones at the Mexican grocery store near my work place.

Turns out mine is rocoto "peron".

http://junglerain.com.au/chilli-seed...o-peron-detail

Some others from the same website.

http://junglerain.com.au/chilli-seed...icum-pubescens

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Thanks Worth. They sure are interesting. I love peppers but have very indifferent results with the sweet ones. This species might be fun to try, even though it sounds like they are a little difficult. Did you grow yours or are you finding them somewhere?
I find them in the store and only manzano but I have seen canned rocoto from Peru.
Places like Texas is not the environment they like to grow in.

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Thanks DM and Worth, I will check the bigger stores for them.
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Based on my experience, C.pubescens (Manzano, Rocoto), are a royal PITA to start.

I actually raised an 18" plant this year. It mysteriously wilted and died.
That's about 17 inches taller than mine got.

All of my seeds have been from store (Fiesta) pods. Germination has ranged from none to nearly all. A white rootlet appears, and the tightest seed helment you've ever seen just stays on.

There was a Nice, Fat Manzano Bush in Zone 10b, of all places . . .
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That's about 17 inches taller than mine got.

All of my seeds have been from store (Fiesta) pods. Germination has ranged from none to nearly all. A white rootlet appears, and the tightest seed helment you've ever seen just stays on.

There was a Nice, Fat Manzano Bush in Zone 10b, of all places . . .
That is what mine did.
If I could get one to get past that I can make it live.
The need a mother tree to grow under from what I have read.

Very agrivating.
These peppers are so good with thick juicy walls.

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There was a Nice, Fat Manzano Bush in Zone 10b, of all places . . .
Wow! That's a serious plant! But note where it is - right up against the house and under an overhang. It gets good sunlight (apparently on the S side) but also good shade and cool roots. My successful plants (in pots) did okay in 8b direct sun, but really perked up when I moved them into partial shade. I maintain that air temperature isn't the issue so much as root temps and, in some varieties, the amount of direct sun.
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