Hi goofy, I don't have much to contribute, but since no one else has responded, here's what little I know about them. I got seeds about 4 years ago from a Guyanese fellow who lives in Florida. The seeds didn't germinate well, and I managed to grow two plants. The plants didn't grow well either, and by fall they were less than 1 ft tall. I overwintered them hoping they'd take off the next year. They grew a little better the second year but never produced pods. I gave up on them at that point and didn't try to keep them through a second winter. I posted a couple of times about them. AjiJoe, who contributes on The Hot Pepper forum, sent me more seed, but I never tried again. I've seen a few comments over the years saying that the pods have a great flavor and are used extensively in Guyanese cooking. Shame that I couldn't make them work for me. Maybe I had a batch of poor seed. It's one of the few peppers that has been a failure for me. Hope this is of help. Tom

I've seen these at Calloways and always thought they were very pretty - I just didn't have a place to put one or I probably would have bought. I'd go with them over ligustrum - I've never seen the curly leaf ligustrum, and it may be a great plant, but I'm just not a fan of ligustrums in general.

I always thought that aerial roots grow if there is more moisture (humidity) in the air. Researching this topic, I read that they will take some nutrients and water from the air (dew, fog, humidity). Some aerial roots have chrolophyll (regular, underground roots don't have it as they are not exposed to sun) and produce food. Aerial on some other plants have other functions - to anchor plant (ivy - climbs with the help of aerial roots); to take 'over' (strangle) another plant (strangling fig); to supply oxygen (not water) - plants that grow in water like mangrove. It was suggested here, on this forum, that the plant with aerial roots is not receiving enough water - that is why I wrote in my previous post: ..."One of the reason suggested is that plant may be thirsty"... Aerial roots are almost always adventitious - they grow from stem or leave tissue (rather than the root tissue). Sometime they grow all the way into the soil (good succulent example: aeonium) - they will help supporting the plant (maybe because the trunks typically grow quite tall and bare?). Epiphytes have aerial roots and their main function is to supply water and food (they don't strangler the host plant, only use it for support). Many aerial roots on succulents are very short and 'fine', and eventually will dry out since they are exposed to air. Others are quite 'wiry'. What I posted above is what I remember from reading...if there are any mistakes please correct me. Rina

My first thought was E. capilifolium, too. Commonly known as the dreaded dog fennel weed.