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This tree/bush was in my yard when I moved in and has given these 11/2" long 3/4" wide chiles, they start out black and green and then turn red. They are as hot as a Habanero chile with a different flavor. Can anyone give me a clue?
these sound like jalapino chilies i grow a lot of these and they always turn black before going red but you can pick these at any time from green / black /red...but the red ones taste a bit sweeter i freeze most of mine whole and use throughout the year or pickle them in white wine vinegar be sure to punch 3 holes in them or they will float the longer you leave them the sweeter they become..
Not a Jalapeno type. Jalapenos are pendalent (hang down) and are at best moderately hot. Look through this data base for an upright growing chili that starts black. It may be an ornamental type many of them do grow upright and start out black and turn red , Examples Black Cluster, Black Cuban, Black Coban. They also tend to be very hot, but not much flavor otherwise. Other upright growing hot peppers like the Tobasco go from green to red. http://www.g6csy.net/chile/database.html
