Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Regular through the rains
Mature size
30–45 cm
First harvest
Tubers at 6 months
Family
Asparagaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Lift in November and store the tubers dry until June.
A monsoon-flowering lily of the western hills, grown for its white tuber cluster.
Growing it
Lift in November and store the tubers dry until June.
What it is for
Traditional tonic; neat foliage in a monsoon pot.