Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
1–2 m
First harvest
One hundred days
Family
Amaranthaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Cut the heads when the seed rubs off in the palm.
Grown for seed rather than leaf; magenta heads over the whole monsoon.
Growing it
Cut the heads when the seed rubs off in the palm.
What it is for
Rajgira flour and laddu; a striking ornamental too.