Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Grown in standing water
Mature size
60–90 cm
First harvest
Rhizomes from year two
Family
Acoraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grows in a pot standing in a water tub.
A marginal water plant for a tub, aromatic-rooted and steady for years.
Growing it
Grows in a pot standing in a water tub.
What it is for
Traditional aromatic; edges a terrace pond and shelters frogs.