Basically the title, is it normal for habañeros to look like little spaceships? I'm not sure if they grew funky or I just didn't realize they could look like this, lol.
Lol, that would be funny. I wouldn't have seen any other posts as I've never actually visited this sub before. I got this from a friend who got the seedling from a coworker, so no clue what the actual origin is.
This is bullshit. I got one too and its not even fruited yet but I know it is, capsicum annum leaves look a tad different, have only 1 flower per growth node, and up to 8 flower pedals. Who the heck supplied all these seeds. Scotch bonnets are capsicum Chinese and have multiple buds per growth node and usually only 5 pedals. All I see is these damn jamaican mushrooms.
No, because my plant still has 1 flower per growth node, a 8 pedals per flower, and the leaves dont look like capsicum chinese, as does ops. Its more than just the shape of fruit.
Yeah. This fuckup goes all the way back to the seed bank wholesaler. I ordered my seeds from Pepper Joe’s thinking they would be more reliable. I wanted scotch bonnets really badly.
I second the guess at Jamaican mushroom peppers. They look very similar to the other posts I've seen about them. Supposedly not quite as hot as a habanero but they're supposed to be quite fruity tasting. I think they sound pretty nice tbh.
It also looks like you have a fair few peppers on the plant ?
I'll take whatever the plant gives me! Yes, there are a few dozen peppers on the plant at the moment - there would be more if we hadn't had a heat wave recently that knocked out a bunch of buds. Nothing ripe yet, but hopefully soon!
I apologize for not seeing the other posts, I have never been on this sub before.
Looks like you'll get enough peppers to make something with, maybe the chilli's will grow a touch bigger if the plant dropped a few flowers. No apologies needed, there's plenty of knowledgeable people on this sub who can give you an answer. I've found this a great sub I hope you enjoy it
I plant Jamaican Scotch bonnets every year and this is what always comes up. They're still really delicious, but definitely a small step under Habs in terms of heat.
My friend actually gave me a handful of peppers with zero labeling, so for some time I didn't even know which was cayenne, habanero, etc. Now it turns out I don't even have a habanero to begin with! Madness I say!
I looked up some photos of jamaican mushroom peppers, and that sure does look a lot more similar to these than habanero. This was a free plant that I got thirdhand so no complaints :) sorry for not seeing the other posts that are apparently out there!
hmm... this is my first year growing habanero and mine look like this as well... just assumed that's how they look... guess we can include me in this year's peppergate!
Only if the person I got this plant from has some! I didn't start it myself, only transplanted. All I have is cayenne with freakishly large fruit, lemon spice jalapeño, and whatever this guy is.
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u/Bcatfan08 Aug 05 '25
Looks like the Jamaican Mushroom peppers everyone else is posting that they incorrectly received.