Turmeric Rhizomes - Blue / Black, 8 oz

Curcuma caesia /  Curcuma aeruginosa 

We are offering you a mix of Black and Blue together, so you can experience the full range. There is some species confusion around turmeric, which can be hard to identify, especially when it doesn't reliably flower in our growing zone (7). Utopian Seed Project has grown both Black and Blue turmeric. They both produce rhizomes with shades of blue through purple. They both have dark green leaves with a beautiful purple-black stripe down the center. The main difference is that the Black tends to be lower in yield than the Blue, with fingers that are less chunky. and slightly smaller mothers. We think of these turmerics as medicinal because the smell/taste is heavy on terpenoid, that said, online reading does offer some traditional culinary pathways.   

SMALL FARM GROWN by the Utopian Seed Project in Asheville, NC.

Our turmeric growing guide can be found here.