🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌿 Mountain Pepper
Tasmannia lanceolata
herbs
Shrub
Winteraceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
8-10
🧪 Soil pH
5.0-6.5
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist, acidic
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-10 ft
📐 Height
6-15 ft
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficials and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Mint
Competes aggressively
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone
📝 Growing Notes
Australian native pepper. Leaves and berries are spicy-hot.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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