Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Shade to part shade
Water
Regular, never waterlogged
Mature size
30–60 cm
First harvest
Roots from year three
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grow from seed; wild collection is what made it rare.
A small shady-forest shrub, historically important and now scarce in the wild.
Growing it
Grow from seed; wild collection is what made it rare.
What it is for
Historic medicinal plant — grow it to conserve it, not to harvest.