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Amomum cardamomum, Elettaria cardamomum plants - Kadiyam Nursery

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Common name:
Cardamom
Regional name:
Hindi – Elaichi, Bengali – Elaichi, Gujarati – Elaychi, Kannada – Yelakki, Malayalam – Elathari, Marathi – Velchi, Oriya – Alachi, Punjabi – Elaychi, Sanskrit – Ela, Tamil - Yelakkai Or Elakkai, Telegu - Yealak-kayulu Or Elakkayi, Urdu - Ilaychi
Category:
Spice plants & edible Herbs, Medicinal Plants, Shrubs
Family:
Zingiberaceae or Ginger family
Light:
Semi shade
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Fruit or Seed
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Cream, Off white, Light Yellow
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
2 to 4 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading, Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Indigenous (native to India)
  • Fragrant flowers or leaves
  • Grows best in humid and warm regions
  • Must have for Farm house or big gardens
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- Perennial herb with creeping rhizome and clustering leafy stems which can attain 3 meters.
- Plants start fruiting in 2 to 3 years.
- The flowers are fruit are close to the soil.
- Clumps get quite large over time.

Growing tips:

- Plants require moderate climates. Neither too warm nor to cold.
- Should be planted in well drained fertile soils.
- It can be planted on the eastern or northern sides of bungalows or large trees where it will be partially shaded.
- A well grown plant will yield the Cardamon requirements of one family.
- Cab be grown in pots as a foliage plant. For fruit - it is best grown in the ground.