cardamom ginger
C.J. Teevan (Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:17:55 PST)

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

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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

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