Long Pepper - Piper longum Tiger houseplant and purple heart-shaped leaves

and purple heart-shaped leaves

Plant Size

• Soil: Drought tolerant

• Watering: Water every 1-2 weeks

Long Pepper - Piper longum Tiger houseplant and purple heart-shaped leavesDid you know there are many different types of pepper in addition to what's in your pepper shaker? In addition to black pepper (Piper nigrum), some other peppers of interest are white pepper (also Piper nigrum but a different part of the plant), and long pepper (Piper longum). Long pepper plants produce fruit that is slightly hotter than its relative Piper nigrum. The fruit typically grows around 3 inches long and is dried and crushed into the spice