please help identify

thowedoff · Tue May 05, 2015 9:55 pm

Purchased these seeds off of amazon under the assumption they were trinidad scorpion seeds. Only now I'm not so sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

catgrass · Wed May 06, 2015 9:30 am

Looks like a cayenne pepper to me.

GardeningCook · Wed May 06, 2015 2:33 pm

That looks like either a cayenne, or one of the varieties of Italian Pepperoncini (there are several types).

thowedoff · Thu May 07, 2015 2:51 am

Thanks yall. I'm thinking a cayenne as well. Now I'm disappointed.

catgrass · Thu May 07, 2015 11:16 am

Why are you disappointed?

GardeningCook · Thu May 07, 2015 11:28 am

Most likely because the peppers he ended up with aren't remotely close to what he was supposed to be getting.

thowedoff · Thu May 07, 2015 11:54 am

Disappointed because it was supposed to be trinidad scorpions. I mean not that having cayenne is a bad thing but when its not what I was anticipating it sucks. Now I will never trust online again as far as seeds go. But I don't know anyone who grows real hot peppers to buy from

imafan26 · Thu May 07, 2015 12:05 pm

At least they were peppers. I bought seeds labeled tabasco from the University extension. When I opened the package, I knew it wasn't tabasco. It turned out to be bitter melon, not even close to being a pepper.

I grow a lot of peppers and it is really easy to get the seeds mixed up. They even end up falling in the wrong pot or the labels get mixed up, so I usually wait until the peppers come out before I declare what they are. Sometimes that does not help much especially with a new pepper since I am not familiar with them and can't always remember what I plant since I may plant six or seven different varieties at a time. A cayenne pepper and the hot Thai look almost alike. Cayenne is usually longer.

thowedoff · Thu May 07, 2015 12:19 pm

Yea this pepper in the pic is actually pretty long if it wouldnt be curled if I had to guess around 4-5" right now. I will still deff use the peppers I make lots of pepper jellies and things of that nature. I found a nursery online that sells and ships live hot peppers like ghost etc.. So I will probably order some from them and hopefully get better results.

catgrass · Fri May 08, 2015 10:39 am

If you've got a real long curly pepper, it could be a cowhorn. Cayenne's don't usually get that long before turning red. I understand about not getting what you wanted. so, you are looking for a real hot pepper? I am not familiar with Thai peppers.

thowedoff · Fri May 08, 2015 11:09 pm

Yep...looking for some real hot stuff.. I'm not really a fan of eating it lol but more less as a novelty and I have family that LOVE hot hot hooooot peppers.

thowedoff · Sat May 09, 2015 3:22 pm

The more this pepper matures the more I am believing it is a cowhorn pepper. I mean it is pretty much identical with others I see on the internet!! Which sucks even more because not only is it not a super hot.. But its a mild pepper!

catgrass · Mon May 11, 2015 10:27 am

I belong to a Southern gardener site, and it you want a REALLY hot pepper-try Carolina Reaper. You can't even smell it without getting tears in your eyes!

thowedoff · Mon May 11, 2015 2:56 pm

Yes I will probably get 2 carolina reaper plants ordered this week along with 2 actual trinidad scorpions.. What part of Louisiana are you from?

catgrass · Tue May 12, 2015 10:59 am

South west La. Lake Charles area. Our group has a get-together in October and one of the members gives those seeds away. No thanks-I have neighbor kids and pets in my garden-don't want any part of that hot stuff!

thowedoff · Wed May 13, 2015 3:29 pm

Thats cool.. I'm from the Lafayette area.

aaadrienne · Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:08 am

I have a long red cayenne and it looks exactly the same as your photo.