Shishito Sweet Pepper Starter Live Plants - 1 Seedling

The Japanese sweet pepper, Shishito peppers are slender and wrinkly with thin-walled, an elongated shape, maturing from bright green to red, with a sweeter taste when it ripens to red. Prized by restaurants and a favorite among chefs. It produces handfuls of finger-long fruits typically used when green (though also fine to eat when red). Thin-walled fruits are ideal for tempura and stir-fries. Very popular as an appetizer tossed with oil, then char-grilled or pan-seared to a blackened, blistered state and salted.

Plant Type: Vegetable

Fruit Size: 3-4"

Grows Best In: Full Sun

Days to Maturity: 60-80 Days

Growth Type: Spring/Summer

Seedling Spacing: Sow 18-24" apart in rows

Scoville scale: 2,500+ SHUs