Piper nigrum
Piper nigrum is a beautiful fast-growing woody vine prized as the source of black, white, green, and red peppercorns.
Description:
Piper nigrum is the vine grown commercially as a spice crop specifically for the hot pungent peppercorn fruits that we use as culinary pepper. The same plant can be used to produce black, white, green, and red peppercorns all depending on time of harvest and subsequent treatment. The flowers are small and produced on pendulous spikes up to 3 inches long. This woody vine can reach up to 20 feet in length and 3 feet in width very quickly with thick, leathery leaves. Makes a cool and attractive houseplant.
Common Name: Pepper
Family: Piperaceae (The Pepper Family)
Zone Hardiness: 10-12
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 15-25'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
Bloom Time:
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Tropical regions.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southeast Asia
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