“Devil Pepper”

Capsicum annuum 'Serrano' or Devil Pepper (also Diablo). In the campus greenhouse. Turns out that peppers are good plants for instructional purposes, as they often have fruits and flowers at the same time.

From Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a101 » “Although grown in vegetable gardens for many years, peppers are becoming increasingly popular as ornamentals. Plants of this species are quite varied but generally grow in shrubby mounds to 1-4' tall and feature star to bell-shaped white or yellow flowers and lance-shaped to oval medium green leaves. Flowers give way to edible peppers, ranging from extremely hot chili peppers to sweet bell peppers. Many cultivars have been developed with a view toward ornamental use, featuring attractive peppers in bright shades of red, yellow, purple, orange and brown. This species has been organized into five botanical groups: Cerasiforme group (cherry peppers), Conioides group (cone peppers), Fasciculatum group (red cone peppers), Grossum group (sweet bell peppers) and Longum group (chili peppers and cayenne peppers).

“Genus name comes from the Greek word kapto meaning to bite.

“Specific epithet means annual.”

1 year ago (“In the land of Hans Christian Andersen”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-10-21
2 years ago (“New life in the midst of loss…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-10-21
3 years ago (“Last butterfly of the year?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-10-21
4 years ago (“Vanessa to the rescue (again)!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-10-21
5 years ago (“A different kind of ‘sunset’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-10-21

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[GaryW]

Great color! Love the focus and DOF.