I don't where the rumor started that
the ornamental chiles...
I don't where the rumor started that
the ornamental chiles are inedible, but it's not true.
They are used primarily as
ornamental chiles.
This ornamental chile has fruit color that ripens from purple to yellow to orange and lastly red (Bosland & Iglesias, 1994).
«NuMex Sunrise,» «NuMex Sunset,» and «NuMex Eclipse»
Ornamental chile peppers.
Using a Chinese
ornamental chile plant with pods only 10 mm in length and a diameter of 2 - 3 mm, the author of «Das Chili Pepper Buch» and «Chili Barbecue» built a ristra that's only 3.15 inches (8 cm) long.
Lincoln and lettuce: Directly northwest of the fountain, across Columbus, you'll find a huge organic garden full of fresh herbs, tomatoes, squash, corn, tomatillos, chard, kale and
ornamental chile peppers.
Not exact matches
Their talented staff also created wonderful
chile bouquets, showing off the potential of
ornamental peppers.
Mario's specialty are
ornamental peppers, and here's just one of the many
chile varieties we saw in his hacienda's pepper fields, an incredible flash of colors at this time of the year.
Most home gardeners, myself included, are so focused on the culinary aspects of
chile peppers that we forget about their
ornamental qualities and how the mostly upright pods change colors over the entire summer and into the early fall.
Most home gardeners, myself included, are so focused the culinary aspect of
chile peppers that we forget about their
ornamental qualities and how the mostly upright pods change colors over the entire summer and into the early fall.
Kind regards, Janet A: Hello Janet: All chillis,
chiles, or chilis of any kind, including
ornamentals, are edible.
Rusty: All
chile pods are edible, although most
ornamentals don't have much flavor.