Have you ever cut into a bell pepper and found a little pepper inside the larger pepper? This is a fairly common occurrence, but you may be wondering, “Why is there a small pepper in my bell pepper?” Read on to find out what causes a pepper with baby pepper inside. read more
The same strains of pepper that tend to produce carpelloid structures sometimes make entirely seedless peppers, suggesting the same genes play a role in seedless peppers and goofy internal fruit. Seedless peppers would have commercial applications - they wouldn't depend on fertilization and warm non-pollen-killing weather, and they'd be easy to cook with. read more
The spicy varieties in the family are called Chile Peppers, those do contain capsaicin. Bell Pepper refers to the non capsaicin bearing fruits that are not spicey. But, they did originate here, so that explains why we would have better and more accurate naming for them. read more