Do orange bell peppers turn red before they turn orange?

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rknotthere Nacogdoches, TX Sep 21, 2009

I bought a plant labeled orange bell pepper. I have been growing the plant in a container since May and I have peppers that have just turned red, will they eventually be orange or did I get a plant that was mislabeled? Thank you.

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CountryGardens Lewisville, MN(Zone 4a) Sep 21, 2009

You got a mis labeled plant.
They turn to the color they are supposed to be right away.
Bernie

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smileymom343 Kenmore, NY(Zone 6a) Sep 22, 2009

I've had green bell peppers that I left on the vine. They then turned red, then yellow. This year I tried a chocolate pepper (purple). Left it on the vine, it went from green to purple, but didn't change anymore from there. Maybe it depends on the variety.

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rknotthere Nacogdoches, TX Sep 22, 2009

Thank ya'll. I had a feeling that I had bought a mislabeled plant. Next year I will start from seed.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Sep 23, 2009

Concur with Bernie. Orange bells may turn yellow and deepen to orange, but red is a final stage for the green to red peppers. The chocolate peppers also turn red but keep enoght green that the final result is reddish brown. Purple is always an immature color.

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trinawitch Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO(Zone 5b) Sep 23, 2009

I like them all!

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