Sancho Spice or Sichuan Pepper
-Zanthoxylum schinifolium
A deciduous flowering shrub in the Rutaceae family, growing to 4m. Produces very hot spicy seeds which are the source of ‘Sancho’ spice, much used in Chinese cuisine. Dioecious - plants bear either male or female flowers, so both must be grown for seed to be produced. Hardy to UK zone 6. Can grow in semi-shade or no shade. Prefers moist soil.
-Zanthoxylum schinifolium
A deciduous flowering shrub in the Rutaceae family, growing to 4m. Produces very hot spicy seeds which are the source of ‘Sancho’ spice, much used in Chinese cuisine. Dioecious - plants bear either male or female flowers, so both must be grown for seed to be produced. Hardy to UK zone 6. Can grow in semi-shade or no shade. Prefers moist soil.
-Zanthoxylum schinifolium
A deciduous flowering shrub in the Rutaceae family, growing to 4m. Produces very hot spicy seeds which are the source of ‘Sancho’ spice, much used in Chinese cuisine. Dioecious - plants bear either male or female flowers, so both must be grown for seed to be produced. Hardy to UK zone 6. Can grow in semi-shade or no shade. Prefers moist soil.
