Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
1–2 m
First harvest
Roots from year two
Family
Asparagaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Loose stony soil suits it better than a rich bed.
A white-rooted asparagus of the north-western hills, grown on terraces and bunds.
Growing it
Loose stony soil suits it better than a rich bed.
What it is for
Traditional tonics; useful bund-stabilising plant.