1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Green cardamom, Black cardamom
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, Mountains
Terrestrial
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.9 AHS Heat Zone
1.10 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.11 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.3 Plant Color
3.3.2 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet
3.3.4 Flower Color Modifier
3.3.6 Fruit Color
Dark Red, Brown, Sienna
Not Available
3.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
3.3.10 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
3.3.12 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
3.3.14 Leaf Color in Winter
3.5 Shape
3.5.1 Leaf Shape
3.6 Thorns
4 Season
5.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
5.3 Growing Conditions
5.3.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.4.2 Growth Rate
5.4.5 Type of Soil
5.4.8 The pH of Soil
5.4.9 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
5.5.1 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
6.1.1 Repeat Bloomer
6.3 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
7.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
7.4 Plant Maintenance
7.5 Watering Plants
7.5.2 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
7.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.5.5 In Spring
7.5.6 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.1 Soil pH
7.7.3 Soil Type
7.7.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.8 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.10 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
7.12 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.13 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Red blotch, Thripes
Red blotch
7.15 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.2.1 Flower Petal Number
9.2 Fruits
9.2.1 Showy Fruit
9.2.2 Edible Fruit
9.3 Fragrance
9.3.1 Fragrant Flower
9.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.4.2 Fragrant Leaf
9.4.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.5 Showy Foliage
9.7 Showy Bark
9.8 Foliage Texture
9.9 Foliage Sheen
9.10 Evergreen
9.11 Invasive
9.12 Self-Sowing
9.14 Attracts
Aphids, Insects
Hummingbirds
9.15 Allergy
Skin rash
Skin irritation
10 Benefits
10.2 Uses
10.2.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
10.2.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.2.3 Edible Uses
10.3.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.4 Plant Benefits
10.4.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Aphrodisiac, Cold, Diuretic, Fights Depression
No Medicinal Use
10.4.2 Part of Plant Used
Pods, Seeds
Not Available
10.5.1 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used as Ornamental plant
10.6 Used As Indoor Plant
10.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
10.9 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
11 Scientific Name
11.2 Botanical Name
ELETTARIA cardamomum
IRIS pumila
11.3 Common Name
11.3.1 In Hindi
11.3.2 In German
11.4.1 In French
11.4.2 In Spanish
11.4.3 In Greek
11.5.1 In Portuguese
11.6.1 In Polish
11.6.2 In Latin
13 Classification
13.1 Kingdom
13.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
13.4 Class
13.5 Order
13.7 Family
13.8 Genus
13.9 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
13.10 Tribe
13.12 Subfamily
13.14 Number of Species