Re: [CH] Manzano/rocoto - gotta love them
Cameron Begg (PheasantPlucker@columbus.rr.com)
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:07:05 -0400
Hi C-H's,
Yes, different names for the species C. pubescens.
BTW - to those of you commenting on not losing flowers on tomatoes
and various chile plants, I should point out that blossom drop is a
particular problem of C. pubescens.
>I've always thought that the names rocoto and manzano were just
>synonyms for the same variety of chili plant. The black seeds are a
>give away as the yellow, orange and red varieties all have them and
>they are the only pods that I'm aware of that have these. A search
>of the web seems to link them as the same plant.
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Regards,
Cameron