Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Salt spray tolerant
Mature size
3–6 m
First harvest
Year four
Family
Pandanaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant behind the first dune line, not on it.
A stilt-rooted coastal pandan that holds sand against the sea.
Growing it
Plant behind the first dune line, not on it.
What it is for
Dune stabilisation; leaves for weaving.