Sowing months
May–Jun
Sunlight
Part shade
Water
Regular through the rains
Mature size
60–90 cm
First harvest
Rhizomes at 8 months
Family
Zingiberaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Lift the whole clump in February and replant the best pieces.
A curcuma that smells of raw mango — the pickle rhizome of the east.
Growing it
Lift the whole clump in February and replant the best pieces.
What it is for
Pickles and chutney; a good shade-pot foliage plant.