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**Black Payara** • **Beauty:** The plant becomes very attractive with attractive fruits and green leaves with dark purple-black hue. • **Utility:** Ideal for rooftop gardens, home fruit gardens and tub cultivation. • **Specialty:** It is very popular among fruit lovers for its sweet and juicy fruit, high antioxidant properties and unique color.

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### Potting & Planting Instructions for Black Payara 1. **Container Selection**: Choose a terracotta, ceramic, or nursery pot with generous drainage holes at the base. 2. **Soil Mix Recipe**: Use Deep, fertile, well-draining sandy loam enriched with organic compost and well-rotted manure (pH 6.0–7.5). Adding a layer of coarse gravel or leca at the bottom enhances oxygenation. 3. **Planting Depth**: Position the plant at the exact same root collar depth as in its nursery container. Avoid burying stems too deep. 4. **Initial Settling**: After potting, water thoroughly until water drains freely, then place in bright indirect light for 3–5 days to acclimatize before moving to full sun.

Harvest mature stems/leaves as needed using clean sterilized pruning shears.

Pairs wonderfully with drought-tolerant companion plants and complementary fruit plants varieties.

Origin Country

Tropical & Subtropical regions

Climate Zone

Tropical / Subtropical (Hardiness 9–11)

Alternative Names

Black Payara

Plant Age

1–2 years established nursery sapling

Pot Size

14–20 inch heavy-duty nursery container or direct ground

Mature Height

2–5 ft

Mature Width

2–4 ft

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Mix

Deep, fertile, well-draining sandy loam enriched with organic compost and well-rotted manure (pH 6.0–7.5)

Germination

10–20 days

Blooming Season

Spring to Summer

Fruiting Season

Late Summer to Autumn

Flower Color

Species standard

Fruit Color

Green ripening to yellow, red, or purple

Yield / Year

Seasonal harvest (15–35 kg per mature tree/large tub)

Lifespan

Perennial (10+ years)

Rootstock

Indigenous vigorous seedling rootstock

Toxicity Info

Non-toxic and pet safe when grown in organic garden conditions.