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I got this plant from my mother because I'm interested in chili planting. She choose this from a supermarket (Tesco) because it had a chili symbol on it. It says Capsicum aanum sombrero which from the symbol said to be not edible and might not even be chili. From a google search the name Capsicum aanum I found that it refers to a non edible indoor pepper type which is basically for decoration (more like not edible) but also found some sources saying that it's edible but with the symbol on it I don't want to risk it. I have also found a website contributing it to be a chili type because of the Sombrero name (so fully Capsicum aanum Sombrero). I can't decide what kind of plant this is. Does anyone know? And how should I take care of it?

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[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

These are sold as ornamentals. They're decorative plants and not specialized for eating. We may not be able to determine if "not for eating" means toxic or just that eating is not their intended purpose and they will taste bad, or have heat and no flavor. In any case, it's not for eating. Are you concerned about a child or pet accidentally eating something harmful, even if you just keep it at home as an ornamental?

[-] Underpromoted@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thankfully there isn't anything that would eat it tbh. I was just curious.

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