Peralam (Amomum Subulatum) Karuttaelukka

🌿 Peralam (Black Cardamom) Plant 🌿
Grow your own smoky black cardamom! Essential for authentic curries & Ayurvedic remedies. A lush, tropical spice plant for shade gardens. 🌱🍛

🌿 The Smoky Spice: Peralam (Amomum Subulatum)! 🌿

Ivy Paradise invites you to cultivate the source of one of the world’s most distinctive spices: the majestic Peralam (Amomum subulatum), renowned globally as Black Cardamom or Bengal Cardamom. This isn’t just a plant; it’s a aromatic perennial herb that produces large, smoky, and intensely flavorful seed pods that are a cornerstone of savory cooking and ancient Ayurvedic medicine. Grow your own culinary and medicinal treasure! 🌱🔥

This robust, shade-loving plant is a relative of the more common green cardamom but stands apart with its larger size and bolder flavor. It features tall, reed-like stems with broad, lance-shaped leaves that form a lush, tropical clump. From the base, it sends up separate flowering shoots that bear beautiful and intricate flowers, which eventually develop into the prized large, dark brown, rough-textured cardamom pods with a distinct smoky aroma.

✨ Why Grow Peralam (Black Cardamom)? ✨

• 🍳 Culinary Powerhouse: The primary reason! The large, smoky pods are a key ingredient in Indian curries, biryanis, masalas, and Nepalese and Tibetan dishes. They impart a unique, warm, and camphor-like flavor that is irreplaceable.

• 💊 Ayurvedic Remedy: Valued in traditional medicine for aiding digestion, relieving respiratory issues, and reducing inflammation. It is considered a warming spice that balances Vata and Kapha doshas.

• 🌿 Ornamental Jungle Vibe: With its tall, leafy stems and exotic appearance, it adds a lush, tropical feel to shaded garden spots, much like its ginger and turmeric relatives.

• 📈 Sustainable Spice Source: Growing your own ensures a fresh, organic supply of whole pods, far superior to pre-ground spices that lose their potency quickly.

• 🛒 Economic Value: As a high-value spice crop, it can be a rewarding plant for gardeners interested in cultivating useful and profitable perennials.

Caring for Your Black Cardamom Plant:

• ☀️ Light: Requires Partial to Full Shade. It thrives under the canopy of taller trees, protected from direct afternoon sun.

• 💧 Water: Needs consistently moist soil. It is not drought-tolerant and requires high humidity and regular watering.

• 🌱 Soil: Prefers extremely rich, organic, well-draining, and acidic soil. Ample compost is essential.

• 🌡️ Climate: A strictly tropical plant that requires a warm, humid, and frost-free environment.

Pro Tip: The smoky flavor is achieved by traditionally drying the pods over open flames, a process you can replicate at home.

Transform your garden into a spice haven and your kitchen into an gourmet experience.

🏡 Cultivate the essence of smoky cuisine. Order your plant today!