These peppers are a 10 on the "grab your attention" scale. They are interesting plants and you'll be glad you grew them.
Fish Pepper
This beautiful plant should really go by another name. Flamboyant Fish would be a better way to describe it because it always aspires to be the center of attention. It has a rare feature of variegated two-tone leaves. They are mottled green and white and really make this plant standout. At first they just look like regular green pepper plants, but once the mottling and flowering begins they will stand out! The peppers it produces are variegated too with light striping along their length as they mature. The plant is productive and becomes loaded with flowers and then peppers that become lightly striped and then turn a bright red color. The pepper flavor is not great so leave the beautiful red peppers on the plant and watch the leaves become a majority of white as the plant continues to grow. Stunning.
This beautiful plant should really go by another name. Flamboyant Fish would be a better way to describe it because it always aspires to be the center of attention. It has a rare feature of variegated two-tone leaves. They are mottled green and white and really make this plant standout. At first they just look like regular green pepper plants, but once the mottling and flowering begins they will stand out! The peppers it produces are variegated too with light striping along their length as they mature. The plant is productive and becomes loaded with flowers and then peppers that become lightly striped and then turn a bright red color. The pepper flavor is not great so leave the beautiful red peppers on the plant and watch the leaves become a majority of white as the plant continues to grow. Stunning.
Twilight NuMex
This striking plant that looks like it has little Christmas lights on it. Those bright looking bulbs are the upright peppers that mature into brilliant colors of yellow, orange, red and purple. All four colors are on the plant the same time making it very impressive to look at. It’s a small plant at only about 24” tall and can nicely be grown in a container for up close viewing. When Twilight NuMex is planted in mass groupings or long rows it looks amazing. The pepper flavor is not great so leave the bright peppers on the plant.
This striking plant that looks like it has little Christmas lights on it. Those bright looking bulbs are the upright peppers that mature into brilliant colors of yellow, orange, red and purple. All four colors are on the plant the same time making it very impressive to look at. It’s a small plant at only about 24” tall and can nicely be grown in a container for up close viewing. When Twilight NuMex is planted in mass groupings or long rows it looks amazing. The pepper flavor is not great so leave the bright peppers on the plant.
Surely you've heard of the famous Tabasco pepper made famous by one of the first main-stream hot sauces to spread across the United States and beyond. Well, you can grow these stunning plants and enjoy them in hot sauces, salsas, bbq sauces, or whatever recipe you want to add smokey spice to. Tabasco pepper plants are 2’- 4’ tall and loaded with slender 1-1/2” pods that grow upright. The Tabasco peppers mature from yellow-green to bright red, are very ornamental – and are easy to harvest. When they turn red, just gently tug on the peppers and if they are fully mature they will come right off – no pruners/scissors needed! These peppers have a very unique, smoky flavor that creates their distinctive tabasco taste. Lastly, these are long lived plants, you can overwinter them and bring them outside each summer for delicious harvests year after year. Tobasco plants can live for up to 3-8+ years if protected from frost.
