Sowing months
Jan, Jul–Aug, Dec
Sunlight
Six hours of sun
Water
Fortnightly, steady when fruiting
Mature size
2–5 m
First harvest
Fruit year three
Family
Lythraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, food
Sow in
monsoon, winter
Care
Erratic watering splits the fruit; keep it even.
Handsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.
Growing it
Erratic watering splits the fruit; keep it even.
What it is for
Anar fruit; scarlet flowers; sunbird nectar.