Q: Dear Dave, I have some old seeds of various unnamed C.
pubescens varieties that I am going to try and start this February.
I have some old seeds of various unnamed C.
pubescens varieties that I am going to try and start this February.
Pubescens varieties are usually consumed in their fresh form because the pods are so thick they are difficult to dry.
Some sources state that because of their long growing season and need for long day length,
the pubescens varieties are unsuitable for cultivation in the United States.
The pubescens varieties contain a unique set of capsaicinoids (pungency compounds), causing some people to believe they are hotter than habaneros.
Not exact matches
Most
varieties do very well, Danise told me, except for the
pubescens species (rocotos) and she mentioned that «It's a little too hot and dry for many of the bell
varieties.»
Shading is also useful for some
varieties, namely the chinense and
pubescens species in the high, dry altitudes of the Southwest that have high levels of ultraviolet light.
-- Roger DewhurstRoger: The chile you have is a Capsicum
pubescens,
variety» Canario», usually grown in mountain regions...
In what is probably an extremely painful treatment, the ulcerous patients are fed fresh rocoto chiles (Capsicum
pubescens), one of the hottest
varieties in the world.