Black pepper
SpeciesPiper nigrum
Also called peppercorn
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Black Pepper is also known as Kali Mirch, Pepper Vine, Common Pepper, White Pepper Plant, and Gol Mirch” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“Germination typically takes about 10 to 20 days” — How To Grow Black Pepper Plant: A Step-by-Step Guide - ThriveoGarden
“bright filtered light or part shade with a sturdy trellis, pole, or prop tree” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“Keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged. Water thoroughly when the top 2–4 cm feels dry” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“The ideal pH level for black pepper plants ranges between 5.5 and 6.5” — How To Grow Black Pepper Plant: A Step-by-Step Guide - ThriveoGarden
“Black Pepper is native to Southern India and Sri Lanka (Western Ghats / Malabar); widely cultivated across the wet tropics, typically reaches 3–4.5 m (10–15 ft) on a support in cultivation” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“flowering spikes that become single-seeded fruits—the peppercorns of commerce” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“the peppercorns of commerce” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“container vines often kept shorter indoors, with moderate to fast in warm, humid, shaded tropical conditions growth” — Black Pepper Care: Light, Water, Soil & Tips | LeafyPixels
“Marigolds, Basil, Garlic, Chives, Nasturtiums, Tansy, Borage” — How to Use Companion Planting to Deter Black Pepper Pests
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Black pepper
- Fact sheet: 3 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian