Sowing months
May–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Keep damp
Mature size
40–70 cm
First harvest
Flowers 60 days
Family
Balsaminaceae
Where it grows
balcony, windowsill
Good for
beauty
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Sow where it is to flower; it hates root disturbance.
A monsoon annual of verandah pots, with seed pods children cannot leave alone.
Growing it
Sow where it is to flower; it hates root disturbance.
What it is for
Monsoon colour; popping seed pods for children.