Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part shade
Water
Regular
Mature size
Scrambles 1–3 m
First harvest
Roots year three
Family
Rubiaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Let it scramble through a shrub as it does in the wild.
A scrambling hill plant whose root gives a lasting red dye.
Growing it
Let it scramble through a shrub as it does in the wild.
What it is for
Manjistha dye and traditional preparations.