Name That Plant! Week 5
Yes, it’s Friday, but that means we can still squeeze in a day of playing Name That Plant! There are all sorts of them just now perking up on the roof. Like these little, triangular peppers, with a vivid purple hue. They pack some pretty good heat, too.
It’s funny, because the seed package for them showed an array of different colors, just like Christmas tree lights. But for some reason both plants of these that have made it past flowering thus far have produced only purple fruits. How peculiar! But what a pretty color anyhow.
So, if you think you know the name of these bright, hot and PURPLE peppers, fire away! And if you have a good suggestion for how to use them next, I’d appreciate that, too. Pickled purple peppers sounds pretty good to me right now — they’re so fiery it would make a bright addition to a winter stew.
There are also medium-hot, mild and sweet peppers starting to produce greenish fruits now. I love the specific names for them all. This one has a name that could be that of a woman’s. I’ll keep clues to that for now before the guessing begins!
And I’ll hook up the first person to comment with the correct name of this plant with one of each of Sixpoint’s four-packs of cans. That’s right, a pack of Bengali Tiger, Sweet Action, The Crisp and Righteous Ale, no matter where you live. Let the guessing begin, and look forward to announcing a beer that will actually be made soon with a rooftop garden ingredient for inspiration…
Posted: July 15th, 2011 under Events & contests.