🌱
Image coming soon
Growing Inspiration
Inspiration for future Agardeni growing environments.
edibleFamily: ZingiberaceaeGenus: Turmeric
Cultivar
Yellow Turmeric
Turmeric
This tropical specialty edible features lush, broad, lance-shaped foliage and develops aromatic underground rhizomes known for their distinct color and flavor. It is a rewarding plant for gardeners in warm climates or those growing in containers for seasonal harvest. Its vigorous growth and beautiful habit make it as ornamental as it is practical for home kitchens.
Yellow Turmeric is a productive tropical perennial grown for its flavorful, vibrant golden-orange rhizomes used in culinary and medicinal applications.
Marketplace checkout
Choose a plant pack
Open Plan →Stripe handles payment only
Plant quality preference
Choose the plant quality you are willing to accept for this order.
Grade B never means diseased, pest-infested, dying, materially mislabeled, or otherwise unhealthy plant material.
18-plant pack · Ship
$84.63per pack
$84.63 total
1224 plants available · max 68 packs
Shipping & Delivery
Orders generally ship within 3–7 days after purchase. Agardeni gives priority to USPS Priority Mailfor standard live-plant shipments when practical.
USPS Priority Mail typically has a 2–3 day delivery objective after shipment, but delivery times are not guaranteed.
Weather & Temperature Risk
Agardeni ships from Florida and does not monitor destination temperatures nationwide. Customers are responsible for considering local weather conditions and retrieving packages promptly after delivery.
Agardeni is not responsible for plant damage caused by freezing temperatures, frost, excessive heat, or prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures at the destination.
Inspect live plants promptly after delivery. Eligible plant-condition claims must be submitted within 48 hours of confirmed delivery.
Secure Stripe checkout · current test/sandbox configuration remains unchanged
Cultivar Story
Start with Inspiration. Grow Your Aspiration.
📦
Image coming soon
Marketplace Plant
A realistic representation of the starter plants offered in 18, 36, and 72 plant quantities.
🌿
Image coming soon
Aspirational Garden
Grow your aspirational plan into an inspirational garden.
🍓
Image coming soon
Plant Detail
A closer look at the fruit, flower, foliage, or mature defining characteristics of this cultivar.
🪴
Image coming soon
Repotting / Start Growing
Begin with a starter plant and establish it in a larger pot using quality potting soil with beneficials and fertilizer.
✨
Image coming soon
Start · Plan · Grow
Start with real plants. Plan with current marketplace availability. Grow your aspirational garden.
Cultivar Video
Agardeni▶
Cultivar Video Coming Soon
See this cultivar from starter plant to aspirational garden.
Plant Profile
Grow Yellow Turmeric with confidence
Key growing information first, with the complete reviewed cultivar profile available when you want it.
☀️
Sun
Bright, indirect light to partial shade; avoid harsh, direct midday sun which can scorch the leaves.
💧
Water
Keep consistently moist during the active growing season but never soggy. Reduce watering as foliage begins to yellow and die back for dormancy.
📏
Mature size
2 to 3 feet tall and wide.
🌡️
Hardiness
8-11 (grown as a perennial), grown as a seasonal annual elsewhere.
🌿
Growth habit
Clumping perennial with upright stems and broad, herbaceous leaves.
🌿
Plant type
Specialty Edibles
View Plant Data
Care, size, flowering, climate, soil, health, and additional reviewed data.
+
View Plant Data
Care, size, flowering, climate, soil, health, and additional reviewed data.
Good to know
🌱
Growing note
Turmeric requires a long, warm growing season. In cooler climates, it must be grown in containers and brought indoors before the first frost, as the rhizomes are sensitive to cold and freezing soil temperatures.
🌡️
Climate note
Thrives in temperatures between 70°F and 90°F. Growth slows significantly below 60°F and will go dormant or perish in freezing temperatures.
🌸
Flower / fruit
May produce cone-like flower spikes in tropical conditions, but is primarily grown for the harvest of its underground rhizomes.
Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
+
Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
☀️
Sun / light
Bright, indirect light to partial shade; avoid harsh, direct midday sun which can scorch the leaves.
🌿
Growth rate
Moderate during the warm growing season.
🌱
Fertilizer
Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer or organic compost during the active growing season to support robust rhizome development.
✂️
Pruning
Trim back dead or yellowing foliage after the plant enters dormancy, which typically occurs after the growing season when temperatures drop.
•
Care notes
Turmeric requires a long, warm growing season. In cooler climates, it must be grown in containers and brought indoors before the first frost, as the rhizomes are sensitive to cold and freezing soil temperatures.
Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
+
Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
📏
Mature size
2 to 3 feet tall and wide.
🌿
Growth habit
Clumping perennial with upright stems and broad, herbaceous leaves.
↔️
Spacing
18 to 24 inches apart.
Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
+
Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
🌸
Flowering / fruiting
May produce cone-like flower spikes in tropical conditions, but is primarily grown for the harvest of its underground rhizomes.
Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
+
Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
🌡️
Hardiness zones
8-11 (grown as a perennial), grown as a seasonal annual elsewhere.
🌡️
Temperature
Thrives in temperatures between 70°F and 90°F. Growth slows significantly below 60°F and will go dormant or perish in freezing temperatures.
Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
+
Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
💧
Watering
Keep consistently moist during the active growing season but never soggy. Reduce watering as foliage begins to yellow and die back for dormancy.
🌱
Soil
Well-draining, fertile, organic-rich soil is essential to prevent rhizome rot.
🧪
Soil pH
6.0-6.5
More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
+
More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
•
Container Growing
Ideal for large, wide containers that allow for the horizontal expansion of the rhizomes. Ensure the container has excellent drainage.
•
Family
Zingiberaceae
•
Foliage Look
Lush, bright green, paddle-shaped leaves with parallel venation.
•
Foliage Rules
Leaves are broad, smooth, and lance-shaped with prominent parallel veining; they should be a vibrant, healthy green.
🍒
Fruit Flower Look
When present, flowers are pale yellow to white spikes with showy, colorful bracts.
🍒
Fruit Flower Rules
Do not show rhizomes or harvestable roots on a young starter plug; ensure any flowers are depicted as specific to mature, tropical-grown specimens.
✂️
Growth Habit Rules
Maintain the upright, clumping nature of the plant in imagery. Do not depict as a woody shrub or tree.
•
Mature Plant Look
A full, upright clump of wide green leaves reaching up to 3 feet in height.
🌱
Mature Stage Morphology
Develops a robust clump of long, paddle-shaped leaves that emerge directly from the rhizomatous root system.
🌱
Morphology Rules
The plant should always feature an herbaceous, tropical appearance with foliage emerging from the base.
•
Plant Faqs
Can I grow turmeric in a pot? Yes, turmeric is excellent for container growing as long as you provide a wide pot and consistent warmth. When is turmeric ready to harvest? Harvest when the foliage turns yellow and dies back, typically 7 to 10 months after planting. Is turmeric a perennial? It is a perennial in zones 8-11 but is typically treated as a seasonal crop in cooler regions.
•
Root Look
Fibrous white roots embedded in a moist starter plug.
🌱
Soil Look
Dark, rich, moist, well-draining potting medium.
•
Starter Stage
Young starter plants appear as small, green, leafy shoots emerging from the soil.
🌱
Starter Stage Morphology
Typically shows 2 to 4 small, bright green, lanceolate leaves rising from a nursery plug.
•
Video Voiceover Script
Welcome to Agardeni, where inspiration for gardening helps us imagine how and where we will grow Yellow Turmeric. This is Yellow Turmeric, available as 18, 36, and 72 plant starter trays through the Agardeni Marketplace. Let Yellow Turmeric become part of your aspirational plan, helping you imagine the future growing space you want to create. Focus on the vibrant, golden-orange rhizomes that provide a rich color and distinct flavor for your home culinary creations. Establish your starter plug by repotting into a four-inch pot with quality, well-draining soil, then move it to its final container or garden location once established. Find your inspiration with Agardeni. Explore real plants and real availability. Start. Plan. Grow.
•
Youtube Tags
Turmeric Curcuma longa Yellow Turmeric Tropical Plants Edible Garden Container Gardening Herb Garden Agardeni Rhizomes Home Harvest
•
Youtube Video Summary
Discover the beauty and utility of growing your own yellow turmeric. This tropical perennial is perfect for gardeners looking to add unique, flavorful rhizomes to their culinary collection.
•
Youtube Video Title
How to Grow Yellow Turmeric at Home | Agardeni
Coming Soon
Future Buyer Brand Sellers
Possible future seller options for 2.5-inch, 4-inch, and 1-gallon finished plants.