How much sunlight does my Piper Ornatum need?

Piper Ornatum may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves 🍃 without ample sunlight. Place it less than 3 feet from a window to maximize the potential for growth. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

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Piper Ornatum

Q: How often should I water my Piper Ornatum?

Piper Ornatum prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

4.7 out of 5 (6 experiences)

Blooms easily

Survivor

Also known as

Ornamental Pepper, Ornamental Pepper, Celebes Pepper, Ornate Pepper Vine and Piper crocatum

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Piper ornatum

Genus

Piper

Family

Piperaceae

Order

Piperales

How to care for Piper Ornatum

Water

How often to water your Piper Ornatum

Piper Ornatum needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

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Light

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Finding light for Ornamental Pepper in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Piper Ornatum: 3ft from a window

Piper Ornatum may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Piper Ornatum in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Piper Ornatum

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Piper Ornatum: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Piper Ornatum after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs

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Care Summary for Piper Ornatum

Piper Ornatum

Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Blooms easily 4

Survivor 4

Fast grower 3

Easy to propagate 2

Browns easily 1

@@honeyyvoiced

34 Plants

7,818 XP

Mount Prospect, IL

10/10/2021

This plant is dramatic. Will wilt when it needs water but will perk up immediately after getting watered

Browns easily

Survivor

Piper Ornatum plant photo by @honeyyvoiced named Pepper on Greg, the plant care app.

@@plantfanatec

7 Plants

207 XP

New York

06/17/2021

The Thai Ornamental Hot pepper grows at an astonishing rate! Proper care plays a role because this plant loves direct sunlight for 6+ hours a day. Watering should be once a week with an occasional spray of water when the plant looks dry.

Super fast grower, blooms fast & easy to maintain. Practically grows on its own!

Fast grower

Easy to propagate

Blooms easily