Piper Nigrum Peppercorn Seeds Grow Your Own Black Pepper Spice Trellis or Basket Black Pepper Spice Seeds Peppercorn Piper nigrum How would you like to grow the plant that produces the worlds oldest spice? Small white flowers form along pendulous spikes that hang among heart shaped forest green leaves. Flowers give way to long hanging clusters of berries that turn from green, to orange to stunning red when ripe. It looks its best in a hanging basket or grown on a trellis. Peppercorns can be sun dried and ground as pepper. Fun Facts: Black Pepper plants grow throughout Tropical regions all over the world They can grow up to 20 feet high in the jungle Pepper was once used as a means of monetary exchange, at one time worth more than gold by equal weight Pepper is the most widely traded spice in the world for the past 3000 years India is the largest producer Native of southern Brazil to northern Argentina The vine became popular in Hawaii when seeds migrated there in 1880 The vine can grow 15 - 20 feet per year Fruit is dark purple and will bear in one to 3 years from seed Makes an excellent plant for collectors of plants for the home or greenhouse environment Perfect plant from the Rainforest for the home and greenhouse growers Another fun plant from seeds of the Rainforest USES: Greenhouse Outdoor Standard Zones 9+ Potted Deck Plant Indoor Tropical Houseplant Sowing instructions: Scarify the seed and soak in warm water for 24 hours Sow seed 3/4 deep at a soil temperature of 61-64 F. and keep moist Sow in standard good draining potting mix Grow in full light, water regularly and feed once a month. Roots stay close to the soil surface making it a great bonsai tree! Our seeds/bulbs are guaranteed to be fresh but are NOT guaranteed as to results. Sorry, but there are too many variables in gardening that can impact germination. Flower seeds/bulbs are a live organism. Their germination depends on many factor including heat, cooling, sun, shade, moisture, time of sowing, etc. None of these things We can control so We can not be held responsible for them. So please do not ask for a refund, replacement or to return unused seeds/bulbs.