ChilliCrosser

Capsicum Flowers #chilli #hotpepper #capsicum #wild #domesticated

Small C.flexuosum harvest from a plant that grows outdoors in-ground all year round regardless of the UK weather. Lots more on the plant that I’ll probably leave there! 🌶️

C.tovarii beginning to share its spoils for the year 🌶️

From 1 tiny stem (2022) to 9 stems and counting (2026). Year round outdoor UK resident, C.flexuosum 🌶️

84 days for fresh seeds to germinate, welcome to my world of C.rabenii x C.tovarii F2s 🫠🌶️🌱 Started on 14th Dec 2025

Optimised to have one anther per stigma @ATinyGreenCell 😅

3 species from 3 clades, successful cross confirmed. C.baccatum, C.tovarii & C.eximium rolled into one F1 🌶️🪄

C.lanceolatum has been flowering under lots of layers of fleece all winter, who says 🌶️ need lots of warmth and heat 🙂 Protection from rain as it’s under glass, no air heating, only gentle bottom warmth from a heated tray.

C.galapagoense underway 🌶️