Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
10–15 m
First harvest
Flowers from year six
Family
Bignoniaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Do not plant it over a path or a parked car.
Maroon night flowers on long ropes, then metre-long fruit that alarms everybody.
Growing it
Do not plant it over a path or a parked car.
What it is for
Bat-pollinated curiosity; a talking point for a school garden.