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Piper kadsura

Also Known As

Hardy Pepper Vine

Plant type

perennial, vine

size

H: 18"-24"
W: 3'

planting zones

7b-10b

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Piper kadsura plant details

Piper kadsura is a broadleaf deciduous perennial vine with green foliage. In spring green flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - high water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Piper kadsura

Plant type: perennial vine
Plant family: schisandraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: green blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, heart-shaped leaves, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Piper kadsura

USDA Zones: 7b - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - high

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

For a genus known mostly as tropical, this little treasure is one of the hardiest to frost. A ground covering perennial -- to about 18-24” x 3 ft -- with wiry stems supporting blue-green, heart-shaped leaves and typical, little, sausage-like, piper flowers. Lovely affect in the tropical garden or for weeping over the sides of containers. Ample summer moisture and fertility a plus in part shade to shade. Though root hardy into USDA zone 7, especially in protected spots and with mulch, the leaves go deciduous in the 20s F, though resprouts in spring.