# Lesya Pepper

Also known as Lesya, Leysa, Lesya sweet pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Lesya Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Khmelnytskyi region, western Ukraine, Ukraine. Capsi’s sourced range is 0 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, juicy, fruity. Used for raw snacking and salads, roasting, stuffing, pickling and fermentation. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Lesya Pepper product listing
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/lesya-pepper

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Sweet Pepper Seeds, Lesya
  https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-sweet-lesya

- 0 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2023)
  https://peppergeek.com/lesya-pepper/ and https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/peppers/sweet-pepper-lesya-organic/

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Pepper Geek detailed review of Lesya Peppers](https://peppergeek.com/lesya-pepper/)
- [Adaptive Seeds catalog entry for Lesya](https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/peppers/sweet-pepper-lesya-organic/)
- [Rare Seeds (Baker Creek) description of Lesya Pepper](https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-sweet-lesya)
- [Uprising Organics product page for Lesya](https://www.uprisingorganics.com/products/sweet-pepper-lesya)
- [SuperHotChiles catalog confirming registry and Prysluch origin](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/lesya-pepper-plants/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Lesya Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 0 SHU (Vendor Claim). 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 Lesya Pepper taste like?

Incredibly sweet and juicy with thick, dense walls; elevated natural sugars give it a superior flavor to red bell peppers, with almost no bitterness especially after removing seeds and pith. Described as fruity and fresh.

### How do I grow Lesya Pepper?

Lesya Pepper: about 80 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Lesya Pepper?

Bell Pepper, Cubanelle, Pimento

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