Piper sp., Caribbean piper

Category: Shade Perennials
Family: Piperaceae
Origin: unknown
Evergreen: yes
Flower Color: white
Bloom Time:
Height: 3 ft
Width: 2 ft
Exposure: shade
Irrigation: high
Cold Hardiness: 30 F
Description: This relative of the root beer plant was given to us by Mercer Arboretum. It definitely has the pipe-shaped flower typical of the genus but the long narrow glossy leaves put it in a different class.