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Piper magnificum cool tolerance

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in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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A stunning plant for any collection, at first I was hesitant to purchase such a plant given its tropical background. All I read about it was pointing towards it needs warm temperatures and will burn to crisp in the cold weather. Well I can say it one zone push that I have had great success with, taking temperatures down to 2 degrees celcius. Temperatures in my garden were certain tropical varieties wont live, this plant has not even missed a beat having spent 2 winters outside now and not looking back.

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    Beautiful plant Richard, does it get on well with penguins?

    Jokes aside, I've always wanted to get hold of Piper hederaceum, native Aus pepper vine, which should do ok down here (maybe)...have never seen seeds for sale unfortunately.

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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    On 6/4/2026 at 10:29 AM, Jonathan said:

    Beautiful plant Richard, does it get on well with penguins?

    Jokes aside, I've always wanted to get hold of Piper hederaceum, native Aus pepper vine, which should do ok down here (maybe)...have never seen seeds for sale unfortunately.

    Last thing I heard it’s a favourite in Manitoba with the Sandhills cranes and the hummingbirds. This side of the riding mountain national park to Teulon to Assiniboine 🤣

    I had one of those pepper vines and pulled it out img it was going to take over the whole garden real fast!

    Yeah, we got lost in a jungle of Piper on the outskirts of Winnipeg 😆

    Reckon the native species might be a bit less rampant down here in the sub-sub tropics!

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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    On 6/6/2026 at 8:57 AM, Jonathan said:

    Yeah, we got lost in a jungle of Piper on the outskirts of Winnipeg 😆

    Reckon the native species might be a bit less rampant down here in the sub-sub tropics!

    That’s not all you lose in Teulon! 🤣

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