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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
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Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
Here the 2 subspecies of Macropiper excelsum are growing together, psittacorum to the left and excelsum to the right showing clearly how much darker and glossier the psittacorum is compared with its close relative.

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