Native Pepper Berry - Male and Female pair of plants

Also known as Tasmanian Pepperberry. Pair of Perpperberry plants, 1 Male and 1 Female as both a male and female plants are needed to produce the Pepperberries.

Evergreen upright shrub varying from 50 cm to 2 m high and 1m wide with beautiful red stems on new growth. These plantsrequire rich well-drained soil and dappled shade, a protected spot in the gardenand must not dry out.

Harvest leaves when fully mature and use fresh, either wholeor in slivers. Use dried leaves whole or grind into a pepper powder. Pepper berriescan be used fresh, crushed in a mortar and pestle, or dried to use in a pepper grinder.Leaves and berries, fresh or dried, are very spicy and have a slight numbing effecton the tongue. The spiciness develops slowly so beware!

There are a limited number of these plants for sale in 60mm square plastic tubes.

Please unpack as soon as possible and water well.

Tasmannia lanceolata is also called: Mountain pepper, Pepper berry, Pepper tree

Note: due to quarantine restrictions we are unable to post plants to Tasmania and WA.