Indian Curry Leaves Murraya Bergera Koenigii Plant (legendary-yes)

During my last trip to India I took some cooking classes at a Taj Resort. In the past, I've always settled on dried bay leaves as a substitute to fresh curry leaves. Of course, I realize they're not exactly the same but it was the best I thought I could do and I really didn't know any better. After my classes, I realized the error of my ways and decided to try to grow my own sustainable source for this essential ingredient in Indian style cooking.After ordering my plant and paying what I feared was an exorbitant amount of money for a dumb plant, I began to wait anxiously for it to arrive. I placed my order on a Wednesday hoping it would arrive before the weekend. With temperatures rising and no sign of my plant by the following Monday, I just knew my curry plant was going to arrive as a stick with some dried up leaves. When my plant arrived in a badly damaged, long, skinny, cardboard box, I knew I had just wasted $50 and was headed to the store to pick up more bay leaves.But when I opened the box and found how well the plant was packaged and how healthy it was, I became much happier with my purchase. Now, 2 months after receiving my curry plant, it has been happily producing leaves for me to use in my cooking. I know it's just a plant, but it actually seems to have a personality my other plants don't have (except maybe the weeping fig). It's always moving its leaves toward the sunshine which makes it seem perky (I spin the pot all the time). It releases the curry plant smell whenever I water it almost as if to say "thanks for the drink." The more leaves I take, the more it seems to want to produce.I have to say that I hope I never manage to kill this plant because I would actually feel bad. Not only would I be out my $50, but I also would be losing my fresh source of curry leaves and losing this plant would be like losing a member of the family; well kinda. My wife has even made fun of me because I won't let her put it outside because I'm afraid the local bugs might hurt it. Thank you ASD stores for growing such a hearty plant.

The plant arrived with no leaves and barely any root. It wasn’t very healthy. I doubt if it will survive . I have bought the plant 2 years back from the same supplier then I got a very healthy plan full of leaves and even has care instructions. This one is very disappointing. I am planning to return it doesn’t worth 29$.

The plant was expensive and small but healthy. The potential growth is obvious. I’m looking forward to many years of curry and am willing to wait for natural growth

I’ve purchased two times prior with no issues, but demand a refund for this third time, because I received a SINGULAR TWIG!!!!!

Plant arrived in a plastic cup, not biodegradable (though this is not why I bought it). I suppose the plant is about 6" tall if you count the soil (though I think most people would start measuring from the top of the soil to the top of the leaves). The seller should consider including images of what they will actually be sending versus what the plant eventually grows into. The price was a bit high for baby plant.

Healthy

The original plant was died but there was an another small plant came out of the root. The plant has been growing.

This is the seedling I just took out of my mailbox after waiting for 10 days for. To give you a sense of perspective, there’s a regular kitchen sponge behind the dirt pot. The cat next to it is only 8 pounds. So, yeah, definitely a case of false advertising!