ʻAwa (Kava)
Piper methysticum
- Plant Type
- Shrubs & Roses
- Width
- About 4–8 ft
- Height
- Up to 12 ft
- USDA hardiness zone
- 11 - 12
- Sun requirements
- Part Shade
- Water requirements
- High
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- 1
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A tropical, upright shrub of the pepper family with jointed stems, broad heart-shaped bright green leaves and narrow, inconspicuous yellow-green flower spikes. Cultivated throughout the Pacific and carried to Hawaiʻi by Polynesian voyagers, ʻawa has longstanding cultural use in ceremonial beverages. Grow in a warm, humid site with constant moisture, good drainage and partial shade. Cultivated plants are generally propagated vegetatively.