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Little River Cooperative

Betel Leaf Vine

$15.00 USD
$15.00 USD
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Betel Leaf Vine
Piper Betle

days to maturity:
plant spacing: 1 plant every 2 feet
sunlight requirements: partial sun, shade loving
look out for: leaf and foot rot
harvest notes: allow a few moths to establish before harvesting
perennial

Betel leaf vine, aka ‘sausage vine,’ is a fun rare climbing vine that produces leaves that taste and smell just like sausage! As a relative of black pepper, another tropical vine, it has a similar peppery smell and growth pattern. Their dark, waxy leaves prefer shade to direct sun and their roots ask for slightly acidic, slightly damp soil. Slow to grow at first, betel leaf vine can really take off, producing a beautiful shade structure. The Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, FL has a large picnic area completely shaded by a mature betel leaf vine. Betel leaf is also wrapped around areca nut in Southeast Asia and chewed as a mild stimulant.

Materials

All of our plants are produced using OMRI certified organic materials (potting mix, fertilizer & pesticides) however our nursery is not certified organic. Plants are shipped in compostable peat moss pots and we use heirloom & organic seeds whenever possible.

Shipping & Returns

We ship plant orders every Monday. Due to the nature of shipping plants we only offer expedited shipping for our live plant orders. Our returns & exchanges policy is also quite strict since its hard to control the quality of a plant once it leaves our facility, however we do our very best to make sure that each and every customer is satisfied with their plants. Read more about our policies here. 

Size

All of our plants are potted in 4" pots and their foliage size varies based on how large the plant is naturally when its root ball is the correct size for the pot. If a plant is too tall for our shipping box we may prune it to fit (bonus: many plants do better after being pruned since they make bushier growth). We do our very best to ship all of our plants in the "sweet spot" of maturity however so long as the roots have colonized the pot we will consider a plant mature enough to ship.

Care Instructions

When you receive your plant its critical to get it out of its box and into the light the day it arrives. It will also want to be removed from its compostable plastic wrapping and given fresh water to drink. Keep in mind, this plant was grown in the tropical humid climate of South Florida, so if it's terribly cold or dry where you are it'll need to be hardened off before planting outdoors. Visit our care instructions page for more thorough info about caring for your new plant friend.

  • What Our Customers Have to Say:

    This is a great, local organization with really knowledgeable & friendly staff. They make gardening easy and accessible, and I've purchased many high quality plants and equipment from them.
    -Kate Black (5 star google review)

  • And Another One:

    How lucky we are to have a resource like Little River Cooperative here in Miami, not only for the access they offer to a great selection of plants and produce, but also for the knowledge they provide and the sense of community they foster!
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