Have I told you before that my stepfather-in-law is from Hong Kong? I love when he & my mother-in-law visit because yes, the kids love to see them & yes, visiting with family is lovely & all but really, I get so excited because he cooks the most amazing dishes for us & it’s totally broadened my cooking horizon. I went to pick up the ingredients to make Hot Pot like he taught me & while I was at the Chinese market I found this little bazarro plant.
At first I thought there were flowers growing because there are purple ones in there but upon closer inspection they seem to be peppers. I asked the cashier what the plant was & she said, “Pepper.” Ok, is it an inside plant? “Pepper.” Aha.
So I guess I’ll just take my cues from the plant & figure it out as we go. Please if anyone knows what the heck this thing is please tell me!
There’s a reward.
Ok, not really, but if you’ve got knowledge share the wealth with your girl.
Hot Pot was delish as usual ps.com…
{I realize those shrooms look kind of creepy but they’re actually tasty delicious}
If you missed my Hot Pot tutorial then here’s the link. It was written over a year or so ago so pardon the crappy images…
mmm….that looks GOOD! (not creeped out by the shrooms….I am half Korean though- LOL)
I can’t say 100%, but it looks like a NuMex Twilight plant.
I agree, numex twilight. They’re an ornamental pepper plant.
Gotta admit I’m not a fan of mushrooms, I once noticed they smelled like the inside of my dogs ear… it was all down hill from there :/
As for the plant… It’s definitely from the chilli/pepper family. Not sure what variety though. The red fruits are fully ripe, they look pretty small so I imagine its a chilli plant? You can also harvest the fruits when they are green, yellow, orange etc. as they turn red they get sweeter in flavour. As for inside or out, I guess it depends on your climate! Ours do well on the window sill until the weather warms up (I’m in Nottinghamshire, UK just down the road from good ole Sherwood forest) and then they move outside to provide nutrition for the slugs… they seem to like a bit of the spicy stuff round here! 🙁
Well that’s my knowledge exhausted! I’m sure someone else will know better than me though! x
Well, I’m not exactly sure about your plant, but here is my guess. A while back at Target I bought my mom a kit that had a flower pot and an ornamental pepper plant. It looks just like your plants. My mom has all purple peppers on it. If you google ornamental peppers there are tons of varities. Have fun!
Chinese five-color chile pepper is what first came to mind: http://rareseeds.com/chinese-5-color-pepper.html There are several chiles that are similar so you’ll probably never find out for sure. Just enjoy it!
I thought the plant looked like a rainbow chilli. Not sure if that’s the real name or just what we call it in Australia!
It looks to me like Jalapeño Chilli, I don’t know its name on English… but lookie:
http://www.google.com/search?q=chile+jalape%C3%B1o+en+planta&hl=es&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=1QBGTpqmIIHLsQKoo-CRCA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=643
Hot pot! So delish in the cold winter months!!
The mystery plant you have there is a type of chili pepper plant. We grow the red variety in our back yard (here are some google’d images: http://getandstayfit.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/thai-chili-peppers.jpg and http://www.mountainmeadowseeds.com/seeds/pikynuchilepepper-b.jpg). Its got a nice kick to add to some soy sauce for dipping your hotpot ingredients. They grow like wild fire… so when they are in peak, pick ’em and freeze ’em. You can also pick a few, set them on a window to dry and you’ll have nice seeds to plant again next year!!!
Mmm….hot pot! I’ve never done it at home, but it’s on my to-do list. (The HK side of my family arrives today. Sooooo excited!)