Water Pepper
Polygonum hydropiper
Standard seed packet, 40 seeds
$1.50
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Water Pepper
Polygonum hydropiper
Synonyms: Persicaria hydropiper
- Leaf vegetable or herb
- Likes wet-boggy soils
- Spicy pepper flavour
Grows in wet boggy soils or ponds. Leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked and have a hot spicy flavour similar to pepper. Seedlings can be used as a garnish. Popular in Japan where leaves are also used to make a traditional vinegar. Also known as "Smartweed" or "Marshpepper knotweed".
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct |
| Sowing Depth: | 5mm |
| When: | Spring |
| Germination: | 10-20 days @ 10-28°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost Tender Annual |
| Row Spacing: | 100cm |
| Plant Spacing: | 80cm |
| Plant Height: | 50cm |
| Position: | Full sun |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 120 days |
(Product number: F5-10)
Seeds per gram: 450 seeds
| SKU | F5-10 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0005kg |
| Botanical name: | Polygonum hydropiper |
| Botanical synonyms: | Persicaria hydropiper |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 40 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 450 |
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