Are peppers purple? Is this possible?
We have several bell peppers growing on our balcony; a friend gave me the seedlings; she doesn’t really know what variety. But all the peppercorns that appear turn brown. Maybe they are going to blush like that? Or are they sick with something? Please tell me, it’s a shame if they play sports.
I’m answering myself, since none of the forum members bothered to answer my question! It's a shame! But I’ll write it just in case - in case it comes in handy for someone next year. Peppercorns turn dark purple as temperatures drop for a few days! Then, when the weather cleared again, she simply turned red. They became very beautiful, fragrant and tasty!
The reason why pepper turns purple may be not only excessive cold, but also a lack of phosphorus for plants, as well as a radical change in soil moisture. Filled it up. Corrected by applying phosphorus-containing fertilizers and drying the soil.
If tomatoes can be any color, then why can't bell peppers be purple? If the plant is sick, then it is immediately noticeable, not only by the color of the pepper, but also by the color of the leaves. If the pepper looks healthy, but is just a different color, then it really is healthy, it’s just that type.
I know two varieties of purple pepper: Big Daddy and Black Horse. The color of the pepper is the same as that of eggplants.But if your pepper was greenish at first, and then began to change color, this is the influence of the cold. Take the pepper from the balcony overnight and it will grow normally.
Whatever happens in nature! So, there is nothing to be surprised if something is wrong. And they wouldn’t be able to deteriorate because of the color. It’s obvious that they are healthy. You would see for yourself if they started to deteriorate.
It is possible that bell peppers are not purple, but very deep red, even brown. We also grew this kind of pepper and it was okay, quite tasty and large. It was also suitable for conservation.
For some varieties of pepper, bell, hot, it is normal to change color. I have the Aladdin variety of hot pepper, it starts out green, then turns purple, and later turns red. Its color does not depend on temperature conditions.