Re: [CH] Best cold tolerant Chillies/annuums
Michael Bailes (frgntgar@ozemail.com.au)
Sun, 2 May 1999 12:31:36 +1100
At 1:54 PM -0700 29/4/99, Brent Thompson wrote:
>In my experience, nearly all C. baccatum cultivars are more tolerant of
>both cool/cold weather above freezing and also frost itself than any
>annuum/frutescens/chinense cultivar.
Yes I agree with the possible exception of the annuums "Serrano" and the Tepin
Serrano is a puzzle. It has an almost hairy leaf a little like pubescens.
Some feel it has been misplaced botanically. I havent had a good look at
the flower recently but it looks "annummmy" from memory.
tepin being an old species might be just tough but sometimes its leaves
seem hairy too
Michael Bailes.
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