Kencur

Kencur

$9.50 Regular price
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Engraved aluminium ·

Limit of 2 per customer.

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certified organic cert number 22013

Usually available: October to March

Life cycle: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 10 - 15cm
Position: Sun / part shade
Soil preference: Well drained

This is how we pack and send your Herb Plants



You will receive
- 1 Kencur Herb Plant in a 50 X 75mm tube - General growing instructions

All of our Herb Plants are grown organically with certified organic potting mixes and fertilizers

Botanical Name: Kaempferia galanga

An unusual hard to find asian spice used in Indonesian satay and Malaysian perut ikan.

Kencur is a low growing perennial with tuberous roots and almost rounded green spreading leaves: It has short lived white flowers with purple lips.

Originally from India and China used in traditional medicine.

Has antibacterial properties, improves digestion and has diuretic effects.

Fresh rhizomes and young shoots are pickled eaten raw or cooked as vegetables.

The tuberous roots are pounded and are an essential ingredient of Indonesian peanut sauce. In Thai cooking the roots and leaves are used in curry paste for fish and young leaves are eaten raw as a vegetable.

In Malaysia, the leaves of kaempferia galanga (cekur in malaysia) is used in perut ikan a favourite Malaysian dish.

Growing Conditions

Kaempferia galanga is tropical but can be grown in temperate regions, inside or in a glasshouse.They like a fertile well drained soil and lots of water during the growing season but should be kept fairly dry during their dormant time in the winter.

All information provided on this website is for informational purposes only. Please seek professional advice before commencing any treatment.

Plants dispatched Monday and Tuesday via Express Post

Our shipping costs are a flat rate, meaning you can add any amount of products to your order and you will pay the same.

Express Post - $12.95
Plants are sent via Express Post only.

Dispatch days: Monday and Tuesday only.

We can send plants to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and ACT.

We cannot send plants to Western Australia, Northern Territory or Tasmania due to restrictions.

*Subject to actual conditions. Find out more on our Delivery information page.

We want you to be thrilled with your purchase from us. If you are not satisfied with an item and need to return it, we're here to help.

If you are unhappy with the quality of herb plants, they must be photographed on the day of receiving and emailed to us within 24 hours.

Find out more about our Returns & Refunds.

Customer reviews

Rated 4.97 out of 5 based on 37 customer reviews for Kencur.

Rated 5 out of 5. Kencur is a rare find. Package arrived very quickly in great condition. The plant is robust because I wasn’t able to pot it up until 2 weeks later. It’s potted up now & thriving. Thanks so much for, it’s a great find & I have told a friend of mine from Indonesia! Customer , March 2026.

Rated 5 out of 5. Happy Customer. Thankyou for packing and delivering my Kencur plant. Received in great condition and with very good instructions included. I will certainly be coming back for all my herb requirements. Anonymous , December 2024.

Rated 5 out of 5. Great plant. It arrived safely, well packed and in perfect condition. It is now in the garden and was growing well but, while I had my back turned for a couple of days, something attacked it. I is now under a net. Anonymous , January 2025.

Rated 5 out of 5. Kencur. It’s has been more than 1 month, the kencur was growing. Vita Lai , March 2022.

Rated 5 out of 5. Received it alive and well.. My kencur is doing well at this moment. Hope it will soon grow bigger. Suraya Mohd Jemil , February 2022.

Rated 5 out of 5. All plants growing well in Adelaide. Very happy.😎 Robert Cooling , March 2026.

Rated 5 out of 5. Kencur. It is very difficult to get them anywhere else. I have been waiting for months at Mudbrick. As soon as I received their SMS telling me they had stock, I was able to order them promptly. We use it in our Chinese Traditional Medicine and in our cooking. So happy to have these babies eventually. Thank You Mudbrick. Wai Ming , January 2024.

Rated 4 out of 5. Plant arrived packaged with loving care. Is healthy and appears to have transplanted well in the herb bed. Shelaan David , May 2026.

  • 5 stars: 36 (97%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (3%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
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Evita
Kencur plants

Bought Kencur along with two other herb plants, planted straight away followed the instructions provided, very pleasant transactions definitely will buy more from Mudbrick Herbs Cottage

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Budhy
kencur&krachai

All herbs growing really well and they growthnew shoots . We are very happy to have them.Thank you .

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Anonymous

Plant arrived packaged with loving care. Is healthy and appears to have transplanted well in the herb bed.

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Robert

All plants growing well in Adelaide. Very happy.😎

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Jelita

Kencur is a rare find. Package arrived very quickly in great condition. The plant is robust because I wasn’t able to pot it up until 2 weeks later. It’s potted up now & thriving.
Thanks so much for, it’s a great find & I have told a friend of mine from Indonesia!

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Anonymous
Great plant

It arrived safely, well packed and in perfect condition. It is now in the garden and was growing well but, while I had my back turned for a couple of days, something attacked it. I is now under a net.

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Anonymous
Happy Customer

Thankyou for packing and delivering my Kencur plant. Received in great condition and with very good instructions included. I will certainly be coming back for all my herb requirements.

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Anonymous
Quick Delivery

It’s great so fast delivery, all package included and explained. Thank you.

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Wai
Kencur

It is very difficult to get them anywhere else. I have been waiting for months at Mudbrick. As soon as I received their SMS telling me they had stock, I was able to order them promptly. We use it in our Chinese Traditional Medicine and in our cooking. So happy to have these babies eventually. Thank You Mudbrick.

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Anonymous
Reliable, prompt delivery

Very satisfied with the item purchased, prompt delivery and good after sales service. Thank you.

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Anonymous

All the plants arrived safely and in nice condition. Thank you

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Vita
Kencur

It’s has been more than 1 month, the kencur was growing.

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Suraya
Received it alive and well.

My kencur is doing well at this moment. Hope it will soon grow bigger.

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Annisa
Kencur

Bought 2 kencur plants, delivery was very prompt. They are very healthy, and growing vigorously even only within days after I repot them into larger pots. Now I just need to keep them warm and survive Canberra winter.Customer service is fantastic, responsive to my inquiries.Thanks so much!

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Arie
good product

when i receive the product, it was still fresh, so easy to move into bigger pot.

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Widi
Good product

I'm so pleased, my kencur arrived in good condition. Thank you Mudbrick Herb Cottage for your good service

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Idha
5

They are good and healthy plant, got flower already

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Lilee
Kencur

I always have great experience dealing with your staff. I have order from you several times now. They always give good advice and the plants arrived in excellent condition.

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Caecilia
Best plant and service

I was impressed with their efficient and effective packaging. Got my plant delivered within 3 days. A must to go place for my asian collectio .

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Abdul
Kencur

Totally amazed to find kencur. Love the aroma. Looking good & healthy

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Josi
Very happy with the kencur plants

Thank you Mudbrick herb cottage. I Bought a number of kencur plants earlier this month, replanting them when I received them. They arrived in good condition, very healthy and well packed! I was very impressed with they way they packed the plants, I can see they are very professional and take great care in packing them. The package also came with a beautiful card with very clear instructions on how to replant and take care of the kencur. My kencur are now growing very well! 😊I Have already ordered more plants, Very happy customer and definitely will order more plants from them in the future!

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Titik
Still hoping it will grow nice and easy

Its growing....

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Eryani
Kencur

Very good. Items was received in a very good condition and the video on how to plant them is very useful. My kencur is thriving

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Michael
Kencur

Prompt service & good packaging.

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Lastari
Kencur

Great to find this rare plant in Vic, plant came well packed and in good condition

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Elaine
Excellent Services and Healthy Plants

Hi SandraThe plants that I recently ordered arrived in quick time and they are all growing very nicely. I have never been disappointed in them. Wishing you a Happy 2021 and hope to get more plants from you in the near futureBest regardsElaine

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Anonymus
Kencur

Both plants were in perfect condition on arrival (surprising prompt) and are thriving since being potted up. My sister loves using it in her cooking.

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Raniasih
Kencur

I was very happy to recieved my kencur in the mail and now is growing very nicely. very quick delivery and good instr6on how to plant them at home!

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Judy
Kencur

Well packed and very happy with my kencur.

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Brian
Kencur

The plant arrived quickly and was healthy. I pottered it on to a large pot and it's thriving. Kencur is a hard to find plant in Australia so hats off to the nursery.

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Joshua
Kencur order

Very good, came in great condition and after following the simple instructions our Kencur is growing great. Will be ordering from Herb Cottage again in the future.

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Richard
Can Kencur be planted in Melbourne?

Is it possible to have Kencur for Indonesian cooking in Melbourne. That would be nice, if you could share your experience with me.

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