Sowing months
Apr, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
None
Mature size
1.5–3 m
First harvest
Growth in one season
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
A sand-dune specialist; pointless anywhere with real soil.
A leafless broom-like desert shrub that fixes sand and feeds camels.
Growing it
A sand-dune specialist; pointless anywhere with real soil.
What it is for
Dune stabilisation, fibre and camel browse in the Thar.