Texas Gardening: Texas Roundup TRADING LIST, 1 by ceejaytown

ceejaytown wrote:
I posted this to the web site here: "I have been growing cardamom ginger since 1997, starting out with one small plant. I now have several cardamom gingers, and have given many away. Mine grow in full sun and shade. It doesn't seem to matter. Lots of water, little water - again, it doesn't seem to matter. They grow quickly from small plants to large plants - within a season or two. Mine have never bloomed, but I love their mounding form, and the fragrance of the leaves. Their leaves sustain freeze burn damage at 32 degrees, and I have to clean them up after, but they don't miss a beat in coming back." And I'll add: The leaves are very fragrant when you brush against them, so plant it where you can do this. Mine get about 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The shape is mounding - really a pretty shrub. I would use it instead of dwarf yaupon if it weren't tender. I guess a lot of people grow it as a house plant. In the upper middle of the photo, taken in October, there are two cardamom ginger plants.