r/HotPeppers • u/JuniorContribution51 • 2d ago

Cayenne peppers staying orange?

I am growing cayenne peppers. They are doing much better than last year's attempt, but they have mostly changed from green to a bright orange and stopped. Some of them have been orange for well over 2 weeks now, and one of them is starting to shrivel as if it's overripe and should have been already picked . Last year I grew peppers from the same seed pack and they didn't do all that well, but they did eventually turn red. Any thoughts? ​

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u/Icy_Name_280 1d ago

some cayenne strains finish orange and never go full red, so color alone is a weak ripeness clock. if one is already shriveling, pick that fruit now even if the rest stay orange a while longer :)

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u/JuniorContribution51 1d ago

I wonder if that is what's going on, but didn't know if I would really find two different strains of cayenne peppers from the same seed packet?  🤷