Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain-fed
Mature size
1.5–3 m
First harvest
Pods from year two
Family
Malvaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Cut it back after fruiting to keep it in bounds.
Twisted screw-shaped pods on a scrub shrub of the dry deciduous forest.
Growing it
Cut it back after fruiting to keep it in bounds.
What it is for
Traditional preparations; fibre; forage for small birds.