True Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum

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Aromatic plant well known for its fruits used as a spice in cooking and also for its medicinal properties.

Perennial plant up to 2-4m with spear-shaped leaves and white-violet flowers. It produces a yellow-greenish pod, the Cardamon, fill

Life cyclePerennial

Flower colourPurple

FoliageEvergreen

Average germination60

HardinessNon hardy

Seeds per gram90

Soil moistureWell-drained

Soil typePotting mix

Use

Balcony & Courtyard, Edging, Culinary, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Indoor Plant

Calendar

Zone map

Sow outdoors March, April, May

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Sow indoors January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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Planting & care

Direct sowing.

It is used to season culinary preparations either salty or sweety. It is one of the species used in curry. It has aromatic, laxative, tonic and digestive properties. It is one of the most expensive species together with s

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Sowing period	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Spring, All year
Germination (days)	20-30
Average germination (%)	60
Seeds per gram	90

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