# KS Starrling

Also known as Starrling, StarrLing, Khang Starr Starrling.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

KS Starrling is a Capsicum annuum f2+ from North Texas, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is fruity, earthy, thai. Used for Thai cooking, chili oil, flakes, fresh eating.

## Heritage

F2+

KS Starrling is an F2+ of KS White Thai and KS Lingria, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Khang Starr

Parents:
- [KS White Thai](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ks-white-thai)
- KS Lingria (Not a named variety)

Khang Starr’s 2021 grow series names StarrLing as his White Thai crossed with Lingria. Shop listings match that pairing, and he later said heat and no-heat plants both exist while the line is still unstable.

## Page sources

- [Seed listing with the White Thai × Lingria cross and the pale yellow to orange to red cluster sequence.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/ks-starrling)
- [Khang Starr 2021 grow series Ep11. Chapter names the White Thai × Lingria plants on camera.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs8zltofbTQ)
- [Khang Starr 2021 grow series Ep13. Chapter names StarrLing as the white Thai cross.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UQW2WOB5_c)
- [Grower footage of Starrling. Khang comments that heat and no-heat versions exist and the line is still unstable.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G6DUiJVxO0)
- [Baus Grows 2022 pod review. Appearance, White Thai aroma, fruity-then-earthy flavor, and plant toughness.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-tvE9rGYFs)
- [Khang Starr post identifying StarrLing as one of his varieties grown by ChilliChump.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CzeKqbXOGdf/)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Starrling?

Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does KS Starrling taste like?

Fruity and sweet on the first bite, then a familiar earthy Thai finish. Cut pods smell like White Thai.

### How do I grow KS Starrling?

KS Starrling: subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Starrling?

KS White Thai

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ks-starrling
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data