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Pepper conundrum

ValleysgirlValleysgirl Posts: 344
in Problem solving
Hello fellow gardners a few weeks ago we had a lot of plants ,perennials and sweet peas excess so we thought after a bit of discussion to put them on the wall in front of our bungalow for passers by, walkers and neighbours to help themselves. A neighbour said in exchange for a few of our Mackado toms(free from GW) plants she would bring us a chilli plant or two. Good deal we thought . Anyway look at the plant in the picture they are Black , look healthy enough did some googling but do you know of this variety please, a pleasant surprise really.
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  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    These look more like one of the nightshades.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I agree, be very careful, they could be toxic berries.  Chillies are members of the Nightshade family but those leaves are much larger than on any chilli I have ever grown.  I would remove a fruit and cut it through with a sharp knife - if will be obvious if it is a berry and not a chilli.  All of the chillies I have ever grown had white flowers.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    edited August 2020
    I agree with @josusa47 although it is very difficult to separate the plants in this photo. 

    The plant in the centre of the pic looks like solanum nigrum and so do the fruits but there are chilli shaped fruit off to the left. Are these on the same plant?

    Edited to add:  The flowers top right are very typical of solanum but resemble aubergine (also a solanum) rather than chilli.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Looking at it again (now you mention that larger fruit, @herbaceous), I think it might be an aubergine, which have the purple/yellow flower combination.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    edited August 2020
    I found it a bit difficult to separate the elements as there are obviously three plants there @BobTheGardener maybe we could have a picture of each on it's own?
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    There are chillies with purple flowers and purple/black leaves .., see our Blue Christmas plants here 

    there are also varieties with large leaves ... the ones in front if the Blue Christmas plants  are possibly/probably Carolina Reapers ... 


     They have much larger leaves than the more commonly grown Apache in the next photo. 



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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Apache chillies with Carolina Reapers behind them. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    But I’m a bit wary of the fruit in the OP’s photo ... some of them look more like nightshade berries than chillies.

    I would want to check them out in person, not by a photo on t’internet before I make an ID. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Not sure why my post split into three ... but hey ho 😎 

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  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    The plants on the left and right are aubergines. The middle plant, I am not sure. Is it the same type as the other two or is it different? I think it's an aubergine too but I am not sure. Maybe one of the thai types with small fruit? More photos needed.
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