Herbs: Possible to grow black peppercorns?, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
I purchased this from one of those same ebay sellers years ago. It was sold as Piper nigrum ~ black pepper vine. In later years, thanks to my gardening buddies here at DG, I found it was misID'd by that seller. I hesitate to say misrepresented as I suspect ignorance on his part. Just wanted to mention that, in case anyone is shopping for a plant. I also bought seeds but to no avail on the germination. The seller indicated germination time from 3 weeks to 1 year. Go figure...


Mine was IDd as Piper betel. The leaves are used in cooking. Mine did bloom but the seeds never turned black which was the first clue. It is a pretty plant.