finally here it is - just photographed this morning. Seeds were sold as 'blue bonnets' HOWEVER truely it is not at all like a blue bonnet - fruit are much smaller and berrylike (as you can see). I could be wrong.
Did the tongue test- has a surprising fruity flavour then packs a fair wallop! Not for the faint hearted, Have not repeated the taste test since haha.
The red ones are fully mature - I did a taste test on one of the purples-
Rest of info is next to the images
So now I have ghost peppers, cayenne, and perhaps a californian reaper but not fully sure, and will get one of these purple ones from the landlord.
Ghost peppers make a very effective slug and snail repellant brew so have just sown a good handful of those off of the fruit from the parent plant already. Hope they germinate!
THEY pack a punch also. OMG! Not just fiery - seems they kick in pain receptors also. There are stories of people dying after eating them online and hallucinating and seeing ghosts (hence the name). I have many of these from last seasons harvest strung up now on pink embroidery thread in my kitchen window - so pretty even when dried!
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