Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) | seeds, 10 pcs.

• Latin name: Elettaria cardamomum
• Danish names: Kardemomme, ægte kardemomme, grøn kardemomme
  
• English names: Green cardamom, cardamom, true cardamom
  

We are quite fond of cardamom as a spice, and therefore we naturally have a cardamom plant ourselves (though we are still waiting for the first harvest of cardamom seeds). The spice, cardamom, is the seeds of the cardamom plant. The seed pods are dried, and inside are the aromatic cardamom seeds, which can be used either whole or ground.

Cardamom (the true kind) originally hails from southern India, where it grows in the shade of tropical forests. It is now cultivated in many parts of the world, however. Here at home, it actually makes for a very good houseplant, as it requires a constantly high temperature and shade. It can be difficult to get it to flower, though.