Water pepper
- Product number: 368050
- Origin: Subtropics
- Latin: Polygonum hydropiper
A spicy leaf, delicious in salads and very popular in Japanese cuisine. Water pepper belongs to the knotweed family and originally grows in damp places in the subtropics. This annual plant self-seeds in our climate and germinates the following year after some raking through the soil. Water pepper likes moisture and light shade. Eat young shoots at the beginning of the flowering season, and germinated seeds in salads. The leaves can also be dried. Although the plant is very healthy, it should not be eaten raw in large quantities; use it as a flavouring! However, larger quantities can be eaten after stir-frying. Water pepper contains a lot of vitamin C, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and rutin. The taste is quite peppery.
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Latin: Polygonum hydropiper
Dutch: Waterpeper
English: Water Pepper
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- Flower colour: Inconspicuous small flowers
- Origin: Subtropics
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Polygonum hydropiper
- Dutch: Water pepper
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Water Pepper
