~LALOT~ Piper Sarmentosum WILD BETEL VINE Culinary Wrap Live Potted SPICE Plant

Description: ~Betel Leaf~PlantBetel Pepper, Betel VineNative to South Asia and Southeast AsiaSynonym: Chavica betleSpecies: Piper SarmentosumFamily: Piperaceae Piper sarmentosum is a plant in the family Piperaceae used in many Southeast Asian cuisines. The leaves are often confused with betel, but they lack the intense taste of the betel leaves and are significantly smaller. Piper lalot is now known to be the same species. Wikipedia On Sep 10, 2015, Ted_B from Birmingham, AL (Zone 8a) wrote: This plant is relatively easily cultivated, appreciating dappled or partial sun, moisture, and warmth. It is suitable for containers and is easily overwintered indoors, or can even be grown as an indoor house plant without issue. It is a very attractive plant that gives both a striking tropical aesthetic and culinary value. This species is a small shrub that grows to a nominal height (e.g. 3' / 1m), and sprouts ground runners that may wind their way for a considerable distance. I sever these runners when bringing container specimens indoors for the winter, but rooted runners have withstood moderate overnight freezes to 25F (-4C), gone dormant, and emerged again in the spring. As such, this plant is probably winter hardy through at least Zone 9, and as possibly as far as Zone 7-8 with a good mulching. This plant is often misidentified in western commerce, being misrepresented as "Piper betle." This is an easy mistake to make, and many have made it. Placing the two side-by-side reveals the differences. Similarly, whereas the leaves of P. sarmentosum have a mildly aromatic flavor, the leaves of P. betle have a strong, spicy flavor that rivals ginger root in potency. This plant is known as "La Lot" in Vietnam, and serves as an important culinary leaf vegetable. It is easily propagated by rooting viable cuttings, including those obtained from the fresh herbs section of a Vietnamese grocery. It glossy aromatic leaves provide a subtle, but delicious flavoring accent to sandwiches and stews. It is most famously used for "Bo La Lot", which is basically sauteed minced beef and garlic, wrapped into individual leaves, and dipped into sweetened fish sauce. This makes for a tapas-like finger food that is particularly delicious, and reason enough for this discriminating gardener to own this plant.ATTENTION USA BIDDERS! All live plants if shipped bare-root are wrapped in moist sphagnum moss to ensure the plant's healthy transit to you. All live plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery confirmation.All plant materials are required by LAW to inspected and certified by USDA prior to export Hawaii to the US Mainland.After Inspection, USDA stamps released for export Hawaii to the US Mainland. 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Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Haleiwa, Hawaii

End Time: 2023-11-05T18:32:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15.96 USD