Different plants/ Black Pearls

[butterfly]

I am attractted to plants that are quite different

This is called Black Pearl

I have no room on the B's

This is another that is fussy to take care of inside in winter.

The next pic is a close up of the pearls that are seed

pods




The plant produces a little pink flower. The leaves are a black/purplish pink color

I love this plant but it does dry out fast. I bought it at Supertore

[Sharon Bryson]

Hi BF:
Is that the Black Pearl pepper plant?
I noticed there are seeds for it listed at Lindenberg Seeds.

[butterfly]

No Sharon

It does not grow peppers if that is what you mean.

It just puts out the litle pink flowers and very round shinny black seed pods that look like black pearls. Hense it;s name.

Just an ornamental plant that is all.

I should have kept some pods for seeds. I did open a pod and there are many seeds inside

If I can keep the plant from drying out and it lives lol,lol ,I will keep the pods this year for seeds

[orchidguy]

Hiya BF
Great plant huh. It has won many awards last year and is sure to become a favorite. Sharon is correct, it is an annual pepper (capsicum annuum), but used only as an ornamental.

[butterfly]

Dan

Peppers didn't grow on mine. Should they have??

[orchidguy]

The little black berries (pearls) that form on the plant are in fact peppers. When these ornamental peppers fully mature, they turn from black to red. The plant itself was developed in 2006 (I think) and won the AAS that year.

[dorab]

I consider them an edible ornamental since the peppers could be used in cooking as a spice. They are very hot. I was thinking of using one or two in a curry paste.

I just started watering mine again yesterday. I've kept it on the dry side throughout the winter but I decided it was time for spring.
Dora

[butterfly]

Dan Thanks

lol,lol I thought they were seed pods,

too funny


They don't look like peppers. Those shinny black round pearls are peppers?

I think that is funny

[kelly_m]

peppers come in all shapes, sizes and colours...

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[orchidguy]

Dora

I have used them in my curry paste (east indian) and in my sambal ulek (indonesian hot chili paste) and they add a certain tanginess to it. The Indonesian sambal is both added to the oil when cooking meat, and is also used as a condiment when "dotting" the rice to add flavour before adding your cooked meats to it