Black Pepper Live Starter Plant – Piper nigrum | Tropical Evergreen Vine

About This Plant

Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) is a tropical evergreen vine grown for its glossy foliage and the peppercorns used as a common culinary spice. This starter plant is suitable for containers, patios, greenhouses, and tropical gardens in warm, humid conditions with bright indirect light or partial shade.

What You Will Receive

One (1) live Black Pepper starter plant. Includes a nursery pot and premium growing media. The plant is shipped as a healthy live starter plant.

ATTRIBUTES

• Common Name: Black Pepper
• Scientific Name: Piper nigrum
• Plant Type: Tropical Evergreen Vine
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Flower/Fruit Color: White flowers; green to red pepper berries that dry to black peppercorns
• Sunlight: Bright Indirect Light to Partial Shade
• Soil: Rich, well-drained soil
• Water: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged
• USDA Zone: 10–12

Growing/Planting Information

Suggested for warm, humid environments. The plant may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season and shipping requirements. Expect natural variation in size and appearance. If issues arise, contact within 48 hours of delivery with required photos to review.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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