200 Seeds SANTAKA Japanese Chile Pepper seeds; Japones Santaka; very hot; 栃木三鷹唐辛子; とちぎさんたか

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200+ Seeds SANTAKA Japanese Chile Pepper seeds; Japones Santaka;Capsicum annuum; Ktazawa #694 germination rate 85%; tested 05/2021, packed for the year 2022. Santaka is a Japanese hot pepper that is from the Tochigi 栃木県 prefecture. The variety was released in 1955. It is spicy, good uniformity, and high yielding. Easy to harvest and dry peppers. Popular in Japan for their hot and spicy flavor, ‘Santaka’ peppers are only 2″ long, but pack a punch. Use fresh peppers in a variety of Asian dishes, such as stir-fries and soups. 40,000-50,000 SHU. Santaka has an intense, simple, heat. They do not have the complex flavor profile of some peppers, so their pure simple heat is more direct and easily balanced with other bold spices. Santaka are very prolific plants, may produce up to 150 peppers in a growing season, more if you can overwinter it indoor! Unlike most pepper varieties, Santaka pepper plants produce white flowers that grow fruit upright from the stems, making a beautiful ornamental presentation. Do well in containers. Partial afternoon shade is fine if you are in heat scorching climate. Warm season annual Maturity: Approx. 70-80 days Planting season: Late spring to early summer Need more seeds? Large packet has 200 seeds; jumbo packet has 1000+ seeds 1955年（昭和30年）に吉岡源四郎が八房系品種より選抜した。果実は成熟すると鮮やかな赤色で、実が厚く先端が尖っており、辛みが強い品種である。