Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
Twines 2–4 m
First harvest
Roots from year two
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Let it climb a shrub rather than a bare wire.
A slender twiner of scrub and hedges, with fragrant roots and small dark flowers.
Growing it
Let it climb a shrub rather than a bare wire.
What it is for
Traditional cooling drinks; a good hedge companion.