Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Shade
Water
Damp
Mature size
Trailing 1–2 m
First harvest
Spikes year two
Family
Piperaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grow it as ground cover under a bigger pot.
A creeping pepper of the eastern and southern forests, with catkin-like spikes.
Growing it
Grow it as ground cover under a bigger pot.
What it is for
Pippali for masala and traditional preparations.