Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 18, 2012 11:54 AM concerning plant:
Ulupica
Capsicum: Cardenasii
Origin: Bolivia
PI:
Flower: erect, rotate, small
Petals: white, yellow or tan spots
Spots: green (yellow-brown)
Calyx: no or small 5 teeth
Pods: Green > red pea size
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: smooth, relatively small
Plant height: 24-30"
Maturity: 100 days
Habit: sprawling bush
Scoville units: 100,000
This hybrid form is probably an answer to many questions around wild c.eximiums and domesticated c.pubescens'. It appears to exist both as an established, truly wild form (in Bolivia), and as an ad hoc crossing between these species. As a plant, it tends to be large - a lot bigger than small-berried, truly wild c.eximiums, and even larger than many c.pubescens plants.
