Showing posts with label pepper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pepper. Show all posts

Friday, 23 August 2024

Piper aff. kadsura

Piper aff. kadsura
The nearest we come to a hardy pepper plant. In all respects typical of the genus – a climber with nicely veined heart-shaped matt green leathery leaves to about 3ins across. I’ve not seen it flower but I assume they will be the normal pale, spadix-like inflorescences. 
Piper aff. kadsura
Borderline hardy here at the nursery but we are rather exposed and dry. I’d try it in a milder, moister area, in woodland or a cool greenhouse. It went unscathed in my ‘frost-free’ greenhouse in December 2022 when many other supposedly hardier plants froze to death. Thanks to Mark Smith for this rarity.
£15