A mild, flavorful Japanese pepper variety, Capsicum annuum ‘Shishito Red’, commonly known as Red Shishito Pepper, is prized for its sweet, slightly smoky flavor with mild heat. This heat-tolerant, high-yielding plant thrives in warm climates, producing thin-walled, wrinkled, slender peppers that are perfect for blistering, roasting, frying, grilling, and fresh eating. While typically harvested green, allowing them to ripen to red enhances their sweetness and depth of flavor.
Capsicum annuum ‘Shishito Red’ (Red Shishito Pepper)
Capsicum annuum ‘Shishito Red’
Red Shishito Pepper
A mild, flavorful Japanese pepper variety, Capsicum annuum ‘Shishito Red’, commonly known as Red Shishito Pepper, is prized for its sweet, slightly smoky flavor with mild heat. This heat-tolerant, high-yielding plant thrives in warm climates, producing thin-walled, wrinkled, slender peppers that are perfect for blistering, roasting, frying, grilling, and fresh eating. While typically harvested green, allowing them to ripen to red enhances their sweetness and depth of flavor.
| Plant Type | Annual |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 (-30° F) |
| Flower Color | White |
| Flower Season | Summer |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Height | 2-3 ft |
| Spread | 1.5-2 ft |
| Spacing | 1.5 ft |
| Characteristics | Edible |
| Attracts | Bees, Pollinators |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
| Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Rabbit, Rocky Soil |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil PH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
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