CARDAMON GINGER

Botanical Name: Alpinia mutica

Description

Cardamon ginger is a leafy ginger-like plant that grows in clumps and makes an excellent low screen, it adds a tropical feel to any garden. While the seeds don't resemble true cardamon the leaves can be used in desserts, to add flavour when steaming rice or used to wrap fish. Leaves are also delicious when infused to make spiced tea's, infuse one cardamon leaf, two sticks of lemon grass and one chopped chilli for a winter warmer.

Other Names: False cardamon

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Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

Preferred Climate

Tropical, Subtropical
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

1-2m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Sometimes

Amount of leaves in Winter?

All Leaves (Evergreen)

Suitability in Pots

Yes with 35L+ Pot

Water Requirements

Moderate Watering

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

First Year

Sun or Shade

Full (Sun:80%-100%), Part (Sun:50-80%)

Preferred Soil Type

Good Drainage

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

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

Customer Comments on Cardamon Ginger

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Cardamon Ginger

Kathy2's Edible Fruits
Update: 2053 days 20hrs

Comments: -

Mine is the non-podding variety. Lovely fragrant folliage. I use the leaves as a substitute for ginger in soups and teas. You just bruise the leaves, add them to the liquid and remove before serving. It's a more mild flavour but works well if there's no ginger on hand.

They love lots of water but equally will survive in drier situations. Very hardly.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.75 metres

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Spiders like to make webs in the middle of the folliage so when you put your hand down there to pick a leaf watch out!

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Cardamon Ginger (Seedling) ^9/10

TS's Edible Fruits
Update: 2961 days 0hrs

Comments: -

is a slow grower and doing very well. seems to be a clumper. not problematic as yet.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Pest Control:

no need as far as i can tell.

Organic Status:Organic

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Cardamon Ginger ^9/10

WendyBellbirdPark1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2802 days 20hrs

Comments: -

planted in shade and will recieve the regular seaweed and mulch Have just planted the second of these and it is also looking good.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Cardamon Ginger ^9/10

Msjekyll's Edible Fruits
Update: 1708 days 17hrs

Comments: -

great grower, have divided the plant. very hardy. Fine in a heavy clay soil.

Few years on and this plant is close to feral make sure you contain it! Thinking about replacing all plates in the house and using the leaves to save washing up!

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

none

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Cardamon Ginger (Cutting) ^10/10

Carol3's Edible Fruits
Update: 2508 days 5hrs

Comments: -

Aromatic culinary herb.

Planted: 2009

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

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Cardamon Ginger

Jane1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2965 days 24hrs

Comments: -

I bought lychees figs mandarin tamarillo nectarine peach lemon .youngberry. nothing has grown. they are the same size as a year ago.

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Comments

NEVILLE2 says... [179 days 21hrs ago]

Try some (H2O) I have been useing it for years, cheep too

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Cardamon Ginger ^6/10

Rev 's Edible Fruits
Update: 2979 days 3hrs

Comments: -

Barely hardy. maybe with more canopy. hung on for a couple years.

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Cardamon Ginger (Cutting) ^9/10

Jo1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2922 days 18hrs

Comments: -

Grows extremely well in pot. use leaves as i need them. Gets watered with everything else and also fertilized with everything else.

Planted: 2008

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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Cardamon Ginger ^8/10

TimBeck's Edible Fruits
Update: 2742 days 23hrs

Comments: -

Purchased from Daleys.

Height 30 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

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Cardamon Ginger (Seedling) ^8/10

Bizibee's Edible Fruits
Update: 2118 days 5hrs

Comments: -

Bought off ebay a few months ago as seedling. I planted in pot and put in green house. Doing ok.

Planted: 2011

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

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Cardamon Ginger (Seedling) ^9/10

Gabby Salts's Edible Fruits
Update: 541 days 15hrs

Comments: - Smells pungent, leaves flavour rice, does not flower for me but I like seeds from the shop too.

Planted: 2012

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

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Cardamon Ginger

Lily's Edible Fruits
Update: 1054 days 20hrs

Comments: -

Alpinia calcarata

H 2m

Smell like cinnamon, but somehow it is irritating me.

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Cardamon Ginger ^9/10

TonisFruit1's Edible Fruits
Update: 617 days 2hrs

Comments: - Purchased this from a couple just recently. Still to see how it goes.

Planted: 2016

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

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Cardamon Ginger (Seedling)

Mgoul131's Edible Fruits
Update: 366 days 5hrs

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 7

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

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Cardamon Ginger

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update:

Comments: - Bulldozed in the name of progress.

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