Gardens at Mathews

Pepper ‘Purple Tiger’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A small purple flower bud hanging from the dark stem of a pepper plant, its leaves glossy and wet, with handwritten labels and red-orange bark mulch out of focus behind.
Week of 6 JulyA small purple flower bud hanging from the dark stem of a pepper plant, its leaves glossy and wet, with handwritten labels and red-orange bark mulch out of focus behind.
A pepper plant with wet dark leaves and small pale lilac flowers rising from straw mulch in a black fabric grow bag, more bags in a row behind and a mown field beyond.
Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant with wet dark leaves and small pale lilac flowers rising from straw mulch in a black fabric grow bag, more bags in a row behind and a mown field beyond.
A pepper plant with pale-flecked leaves and small purple flowers in a black fabric grow bag over straw mulch, a handwritten label at the rim.
Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant with pale-flecked leaves and small purple flowers in a black fabric grow bag over straw mulch, a handwritten label at the rim.
Pepper foliage variegated cream and dark green, glossy and flecked with water, over a straw-mulched fabric bag with a wire support ring running through the stems.
Week of 6 JulyPepper foliage variegated cream and dark green, glossy and flecked with water, over a straw-mulched fabric bag with a wire support ring running through the stems.
A pepper plant with near-black stems and dark mottled leaves, one white flower open low down, standing in straw mulch between black pots and red-orange mulch.
Week of 20 JulyA pepper plant with near-black stems and dark mottled leaves, one white flower open low down, standing in straw mulch between black pots and red-orange mulch.

What happened

Crop
Pepper
Variety
Purple Tiger
Transplanted
16 June 2026
Status
failed

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