General Plant Information: Turmeric (Curcuma long) also known as azafran is a herbaceous plant of the ginger family. It is native to India and Southest Asia. Used as flavoring and coloring agent in many asian cuisines especially for curriesas well as for dyeing. Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper like flavor and earthy, mustard like aroma. It have been used in natural and Ayurvedic medicine.

The plant require a well drainage sandy soil. It can be cultivated both at full sun or partial shade.

Growing requirements:

Product Details: This is a rhizome, a vegetative material used for propagation of the plant. The rhizome we ship are in the first stages of development and may or not contain sprouted leaves. Instructions for planting and care are included in package.

*** Due to California Agricultural Department Restrictions we don't do shipments of live plants or vegetative material to California State.***