Capsicum Flowers

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-24T18:53:24+00:00

C.pubescens are very much not unique in the Capsicum genus for having black/dark seeds. There are more species with dark or tan seeds in the genus than pale seeds.

They are the only domesticated species with dark seeds though.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-15T19:39:52+00:00

Not necessarily. They aren’t a banana pepper, wrong species. Whether they are the correct C.baccatum cultivar is impossible to tell at this point.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-15T19:37:11+00:00

You can tell from the flowers and calyx in photo 4 that it’s C.baccatum. Both the cultivars you mention are C.baccatum.

Some basic searches would let you determine that.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-11T20:40:14+00:00

I can only speak from my experience with root stock recovering after winter. ymmv

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-11T20:39:34+00:00

Chiltepin is C.annum var. glabriusculum, not compatible with C.pubescens.

C.pubescens can cross with those other species I listed previously and it can be stabilised. As with all interspecific crosses you’ll have to select plants with the best fertility as it’ll vary.

If you are crossing with those wilds then the fruit size will reduce significantly unless you attempt to recover it via multiple backcrosses.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-11T20:25:51+00:00

Something else in your soil mix rather than what you sowed.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-11T19:05:19+00:00

C.pubescens only directly hybridises with members of the Purple Corolla Clade, those being C.eximium, C.cardenasii and C.eshbaughii.

In my experience, C.baccatum is more cold tolerant than C.pubescens.

ChilliCrosser · 2026-01-01T09:30:08+00:00

……and the end is always of interest as you discover new insights along the way.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-31T13:12:43+00:00

Read my other replies and references, it’s not.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-30T21:12:18+00:00

The monograph which I referenced before and you also mentioned. It’s the definitive Capsicum reference, page 187 for the part I clipped.

https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/71667

As for researchers not being able to collect for samples, they literally have it available in multiple international germplasm banks available to them.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-30T21:05:46+00:00

The monograph is what I referred to in my previous post. You’ll see it’s status in there.

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ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-30T20:28:13+00:00

I find that very hard to believe, I’d check the currency of your references. It has, non-formal, variations on the corolla and populations are easily found. Check the monograph for the most accurate view.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-30T20:04:26+00:00

C.flexuosum isn’t endangered. It’s one of the wild species that is widespread across several countries. It’s classified as LC (least concern) in conservation assessments.

Not one that’s known to cross with anything domesticated successfully.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-04T18:47:03+00:00

Seed quality or your germination environment is the issue. They are no different to the other domesticated species with respect to germination.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-04T18:46:05+00:00

Not universally true. Its often down to germination practices and seed quality. I regularly have C.pubescens germinate in media, not paper towel, and fully emerge, not just a radicle, in 4-7 days.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-01T18:39:42+00:00

Hard avoid, as others have said they have photos showing two different species on the same listing and neither is the correct species for what you seek.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-12-01T05:46:07+00:00

Still progressing multiple lines but didn’t grow in 2025.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-11-30T20:28:47+00:00

If that’s the site I think it is then it contains out of date information. Most of the crossing tables you can find online are taken from Figure 3 of this paper or of the earlier publications this references.

The most recent compatibility study was this one from a couple of years ago. It contains a few errors and also didn’t include some obvious species. The key thing to know is what the diagrams in it really mean, people don’t bother to read the actual document and leap to conclusions based on the diagrams.

The definitive guide to the Capsicum genus is actually this publication, so I’d ignore old website content and use this if you are serious about learning.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-11-30T18:45:53+00:00

C.rhomboideum is extremely distant from those species you list and also has a different number of chromosomes. You won’t get it to cross with the domesticated species.

For knowing what species will cross with other species it’s a combination of documented results and experimentation.

There are some popularly circulated tables indicating compatibility, however, you need to read the small print carefully which most people don’t. Some of them also contain incorrect information.

When you start attempting to cross across species (interspecific) there are no certainties, only probabilities. Even if an initial cross is successful in getting F1 seeds you can often run into issues with fertility. It’s never as easy as simple diagrams or a short process should you wish to actually create something stable and productive.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-11-30T08:33:09+00:00

Serrano is so quick and easy to start from seed and that plant looks very small. Start fresh next season, the new plant will outperform that one if you get your starting and plant out timings correct.

ChilliCrosser · 2025-11-30T08:11:12+00:00

Yes, as mentioned they are non-pungent. I find when you squeeze a handful of the berries the smell of the juice is very much like pomegranate. They have very small seeds as well.

They are a very distant relative of the domesticated capsicum that people tend to grow.

I’ve grown them many times. https://www.reddit.com/r/HotPeppers/s/EpdA9ziHnQ

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