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Black Pepper Plant (Piper nigrum)

Black Pepper Plant (Piper nigrum)

$34.95
SKU: R1440-4

The Black Pepper of commerce, this South Asian tropical vine produces chains of small round fruit. By choosing the time of harvest and the method of processing, all four types of peppercorns (black, white, green and red) can be harvested from the same plant. Plants require high temperature and optimum light for fruiting. Piper nigrum blooms freely through the summer months and the fruits ripen the following year. Young plants can take 3-4 years to come into bloom but even modest-sized plants will yield hundreds of peppercorns. Soon you'll be able to grind your own peppercorns for fresh, aromatic pepper!

Special Note: Special Note: Piper plants naturally excrete small, round grains, or growth sugars, on the undersides of the leaves. While sometimes confused for insect eggs or a sign of disease, these sugar grains are actually a sign of normal, healthy growth, and are nothing to be worried about.

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Customer Reviews

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julie
Needs specific care

When I first got this plant it did well for a couple months than started failing. Outside in the summer it would start to revive, but as soon as it came inside it would lose leaves and was barely surviving. But there is hope! This year I put it on a clay pot in the middle of our indoor pond, so it sat right above the water. It now has aerial roots and 7 new leaves in a month. A lot of attention needed but think it will be worth the work.

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Elizabeth
Wow!

The black pepper plant arrived in monster perfection. It's HUGE! I couldn't be more thrilled at how healthy and big it is, and I bet I'll have peppercorns in no time. Highly recommended!

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Autumn
What a unique plant!

Beautifully packed and made it to Colorado in the cold with no problems. Have had it for a over a month or two and I can't wait to watch this baby trail out over time. Logees does it again with unique accessible house plants.

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Emily
So far so good

This is take two for me with this plant. The first one I had in partial shade outdoors and in an east window indoors for the winter. It was not happy and died. This one I am keeping in full sun and a southern window and it seems much happier. It put out lots of new growth over the summer. Not fruiting yet, but I've only had it a little over a year.

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