We moved here a year and a half ago and I quickly put the existing raised garden beds to work once we moved in. Every so often something pops up that I didn't plant and I just let it grow. So this plant has been growing since last year and I think it's producing chilli's but I don't want to just eat one and die off of a hunch. I've done some digging around and these look like they may be some Texas Teppins or something but I can't find any pics of chilli plants in this stage exactly.

A little help please? Thanks in advance!

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Don't think so....is that where these are supposed to grow? Something doesn't look right. Image
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BTW, look like jalapeno plants from here.
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They do not look like any jalapenos I have grown. Any pepper that I have planted results in a fruit that hangs towards the ground as opposed to the plant in your photo. Note that I have only grown peppers that will tolerate a northern summer though.
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These are Chili Peppers:

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I have seen pics of many that grow like this. I'm sure someone will recognize it if it is.

I wish I was growing Opus X Chili Pepper's in my back yard.:-)
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:-) I think Mario's plants are taking male enhancement pills.:-)
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Are you suggesting that my peppers are flaccid?:-)
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Not Jalapenos ... mine are hangin to left a bit...
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Any other input on this? I was hoping TG would have chimed in by now.
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NOT Jalapenos. Leave and plant structure is wrong for those. The only peppers I've ever planted that grew upright like these were Tabasco peppers. However, the peppers turning purple rules those out. The images I've seen for Tepin peppers show them as small, round shaped peppers like birdseye peppers. The best guess I can say, is the leaves and plant structure look mor like serrano peppers than any I can think of, but never seen them turn purple, and they generally grow down. Any possibility they are a stain of Thai peppers? size and upright growth would support that possibility. Chili peppers can go thru wide range of colors, including purple, so it is probably a form of chili. given the small size, I'd say expect them to be very hot!
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The leaves, flower and fruit all look like my pepper plants, although mine are a diffrent variety (thai red fogo) so they are much more slender. Wait until they're ripe and cut one open, a smell of the inside and the little white pepper seeds alone should tell you that they are indeed peppers. I would just eat one and see how it tastes. I don't think it could be anything dangerous or inedible, but you might burn your ass off if they turn out to be habaneros:-)
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Thanks guys. I'm thinking they are probably some hot peppers. The last two tenants here were Vietnamese. I don't mean to profile but I've had some hot Asian peppers! The closest pick I could find a similarity to is this one with the "Tepin Texas" label. The site doesn't give much info though.
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Here's the site I got the pic from.
http://www.g6csy.net/chile/var-t.html

If these are some good peppers then I suppose I lucked out!
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That last photo looks like eyes on a bug that I don't want to meet. :-)
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:-)
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They might be the ones I have, once you harvest them, hang them up on a string to dry, if they turn orange or red then they're thai peppers. SUPER hot, not really for eating, but you can grind them up dry and put a major kick into your cooking:-)
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:-)
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could be some type of ornamental chili pepper.

http://www.guide-to-houseplants.com/...li-pepper.html

http://www.google.com/images?q=ornam...w=1419&bih=734
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Bring a clipping by a Vietnamese restaurant or grocery store and ask them. :-)
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I just went outside and checked all my peppers, we grow a lot of peppers here in TX, and the picture you have looks just like my Mucho Nacho Jalapeņo plant. My peppers have turned black and red because of all the heat this year but they do start growing up and then fall and continue to grow upside down. The leaves, flower and stalk are all identical to my plants. Are the peppers relatively young?
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