[CH] Pearl, Yellow Fire, Wong
Gary Smith (gars@thelovelyjanet.com)
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:02:32 -0700 (PDT)
I got zero takers on my Pearl seed offer, which surprised me.
I now have enough fruit coming in to send fresh out to any
takers.
Here's the descriptions again:
Pearl
C. annuum
90 days
Dusky blue-green foliage. Seed acquired from Tyrone Washington from
plants that grew wild in his mother’s garden in the Watts area of
Los Angeles. Named in her honor. Tall plants produce 1 inch long
black and dark green narrow fruit that turns red at maturity.
EXTREMELY HOT! My Source: I maintain this seed
Prik Chi Faa or Prig Chee Fah (Wong Strain)
C. annuum
75 days
My original source: Jason Wong. His family brought the seed for this
pepper from near Pakse, Laos. They acquired the original pepper seeds
from friends in Thailand. The native name is Prik Chi Faa which means
“pointing to the sky”. Fruit is shaped much like Thai Dragon or
Cayenne, but mostly grows upright on the plant like Thai Bangcock
Upright or Pearl, though on some of my plants the fruit points down.
Color is light green with darker mottled patches ripening to red.
Fruit can be eaten either green or ripe. Texture is crunchy with
little heat early season, but more intense heat late season - about
the same very hot level as Tabasco.
My source: Jason Wong via Tracy Lettellier.
Yellow Fire
C. annuum
85 days
Obtained from Mike Wadsworth of Mike’s Sickle Shop, who got them from
Joe Harris, a biker who originally found them in a cousin’s southeast
Alabama gardem in the early 1990’s. Very hot, very prolific 3 foot
bushes are covered with yellow/green cayenne shaped peppers that turn
bright lemon yellow then ripen to purple to red.
My Source: Mike Wadsworth
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