How to grow Green cardamom growing and care:
Moist, mulch, frost free
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easier
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive to winds
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Rhizoctonia solani, aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Leaf in the base of the plant
Size of the plant:
2-4 m, 80-160 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Spring
General information about the flower:
Flower color white with red-pink paint structure
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Seeds edible
Seeds harvest season:
Summer
Seeds pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Green cardamom seeds?
Beverage, spice
Work requirements on the seeds:
Pick the plant in the time
How long does it take to bear seeds?
1-2 years
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Cut the leaf next to the stem
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible linear shape the structure emerged on stem in round growth
Uses of Green cardamom leaves:
Beverage, herb, cooked
Scientific name:
Elettaria cardamomum
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Fragrance, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Red flower, White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Seeds
Culinary uses: Beverage, Cooked, Herbs, Spices
