United Kingdom

I purchased from our local gardning ventre what I thought was an ordinary green/red pepper plant. It is in the greenhouse and has grown into a healthy plant with lots of flowers and fruit forming. The unusual thing is is that the fruit are black. Is there such a thing as a black pepper. It looks like an aubergine in colour but is a round shape with normal pepper plant leaves. I have not cut one open yet. Is this a freak plant?

• 9 Jul, 2008

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