I would think the papery version would be the fragrant one -- the rubber-leaved one would not be something you would want to... eat? So this would not be too difficult to wrap an educated guess around, perhaps? On Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:14 PM, Terry Frewin <frewintp@gmail.com> wrote: I grow cardamom in NE victoria, and one memorable year it actually flowered, but no pods, our season isn't long enough unfortunately. I cut it back in autumn, cover with a thick mulch layer under which it over winters fine. Yes I've used the leaves in cooking. 40C today and same forecast for another 3 days On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Tim Chapman <tim@gingerwoodnursery.com>wrote: > > The rhizomes of E cardamomum are not used for cooking. In the US at least > , 99% of what's been grown and sold as cardamom is really a very shy > blooming Alpinia species. The true plant is available now but very rare by > comparison and not easily obtained. If one is in a tropical climate and > still has no blooms chances are it isn't the real deal. > > The fake cardamoms have attractive dark green waxy leaves where as the > true E cardamomum has a rather lack luster more textured "papery " leaf. > > Tim Chapman > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 30, 2014, at 7:07 PM, "C.J. Teevan" <gardenstreet184@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > http://ehow.com/how_6281520_plant-cardamom.html/ > > > > Live and learn... > > > > > > > > On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:38 PM, Peter Franks < > peter.scaevola@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi to all > > > > A friend has asked me to pass on a request for information. He grows > > cardamom ginger but in this climate no flowers, so no pods but still > > luxuriant plants. He often uses ginger roots for cooking but has never > used > > the rhizomes of this ginger. Does anyone know if cardamom ginger can be > used > > in cooking? And as the leaves are wonderfully fragrant does anyone know > if > > they'd be useful for steaming, say, chicken or fish? > > > > Peter Franks in Sydney, Zone 10b [or thereabouts] where the weather is > warm > > and steamy but little worthwhile rain for many weeks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- terry frewin 661 upper boho road boho 3669 03 5790 8635 0429 908 635