1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
India
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Green cardamom, Black cardamom
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, Mountains
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Dark Red, Brown, Sienna
Tan, Brown
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Red blotch, Thripes
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Aphids, Insects
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
11.12 Allergy
Skin rash
Irritation to stomach
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Aphrodisiac, Cold, Diuretic, Fights Depression
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Pods, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
12.2.3 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
ELETTARIA cardamomum
APIUM graveolens
13.2 Common Name
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
14.10 Number of Species