![]() annuum “purrira” pepper plant produced almost 1lb of fresh pods. The plants may have been stressed from transplanting, and took a long time to recover after moving outdoors.īy comparison, a nearby C. Yieldsįrom our in-ground plant, we only harvested a handful of peppers (around 10 pods total). Some of our largest superhots, like the Jay’s peach ghost scorpion, reached a height of around 5′ (1.5m). chinense plants in our garden, this plant was tiny. Mature black panther pepper plant (deep foliage color on right side). The stem was about 3/4″ thick at the base. The foliage was relatively thin, with very few flowers and fruits setting. ![]() Our plant reached a mature size of around 2.5′ (75cm) in height. If you love heat, the black panther chili will not disappoint! However, the plants are not nearly as productive as many other ghost varieties (at least in our experience). Overall, the pods are pleasant in taste, but would best be diluted with other ingredients in a sauce or a salsa to bring the heat to a reasonable level. It tastes similar to a ghost pepper, with a slightly fruity flavor and a mild potpourri floweriness. For the few seconds before the intense heat kicked in, I was surprised and delighted by the taste. While we didn’t get many peppers from our black panther orange plant, we did get to experience the flavor. ![]() Truly impressive heat from these gorgeous pods. I have eaten moruga scorpions, reapers and mustard habaneros, but none burned as fiercely as our black panther orange peppers. It peaked within about 5 minutes, but continued to burn, especially in the mouth and on the lips. I was not expecting this pepper to burn as much as it did, so I bit into it casually.įor about 30 minutes after tasting the black panther pepper, my mouth was on a fiery roller coaster ride. When we grow hot peppers, we always taste each variety for flavor and heat. This puts it on par with the original bhut jolokia from which it was bred. In short, the black panther pepper comes in around 1,100,000+ SHUs on the Scoville Scale. In fact, out of all the plants we grew in 2020, the black panther had some of the most unforgiving heat! Since the black panther pepper is a cross between a ghost pepper and another variety, the peppers are very spicy. When the peppers finally ripen, they turn to a deep red (or orange) color, depending on the exact variety. The black panther pepper fruits also contain anthocyanins, hence their deep, almost black color when unripe. Anthocyanins are activated by light, so leaves and fruits that are not exposed to direct light will not turn purple at all. However, the most important characteristic of these compounds (to us) is the beautiful coloration they cause. They are known to be powerful antimicrobial compounds, as well as powerful antioxidants. High levels of anthocyanins are found in blueberries, grapes and currants. This phenomenon is caused by high levels of anthocyanins, also called purple pigments. The black panther pepper plant has extremely dark foliage, with leaves almost jet black when exposed to full sunlight. Plant Characteristics – Why is it so Dark? Learn more about properly cross breeding peppers here. Crosses between ghost and neyde plants have resulted in many different phenotypes, but the black panther pepper has been stabilized over many generations. When two pepper varieties are cross pollinated, the resulting plants are extremely unstable. This makes for a truly gorgeous plant and fruits. These peppers are viciously spicy, like the ghost pepper, but have visual characteristics of the neyde pepper. Black panther orange peppers (partially ripe on left, fully ripe on right). So what happens when you cross the pimenta da neyde with the infamous ghost pepper (bhut jolokia)? You get the Black Panther pepper. The plants are a deep purple, almost black color, with pods staying dark through ripening. The rare neyde pepper was discovered in Brazil, and is said to be a natural cross between a C. The pimenta da neyde pepper is the land variety that started it all, introducing high levels of anthocyanins into the Capsicum chinense species. In the world of unique chili peppers, there is not much more exciting than a black pepper.
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