Jai's Pink posted by request. It is an Italian cross between a Ghost Pepper and a Pink Tiger. These are dark peppers on a dark plant with dark leaves so they can be hard to spot. Since I was new at growing them I had a terrible time figuring out when they were ripe but now I know it is when they get to pink with stripes. I personally don't have much use for them (I'm a practical type who likes to eat what I grow and I have better alternatives for both sauces and powders) but other pepperheads go absolutely nuts over them because of the gnarly shapes and colors. If you like to trade seeds they are a great one to have.
Yes I love these purple leaved varieties. I especially like how they made these crosses where the pods look charred or like crusted lava. I think they all get crossed with Pimenta de Neyde to get that effect. I ordered seeds from Danillo in Italy (Space Chilis.net) and he has these Leopard Shark and Red Shark varieties that have the same look. Same goes for Hallow’s Eve which I’m waiting on receiving from a pepper head on the Reddit forums.
I see you're sending me Hallow's Eve. Wow I've been wanting these for a over a year now, this and the Jai's Pink will be my new favorites. Any other purple varieties you're growing? Do you have Count Dracula. Pure purple/black leaves and stems, purple flowers and purple/black pods that ripen to red. I will send you Count Dracula if you don't have it already, stunningly beautiful plant. I haven't tried the pods yet as I'm waiting for it to ripen to red first for saving seeds and for maximum heat.
