Sowing months
Mar–Jun
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly; none at all in winter
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Flowers from year two
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Let a cutting dry for a week before planting or it will rot.
Grows from a bare cutting pushed into dry soil; flowers scent a whole terrace.
Growing it
Let a cutting dry for a week before planting or it will rot.
What it is for
Temple flowers, shade, scent; survives a missed month of watering.