Sowing months
Jun–Aug
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Keep damp
Mature size
20–40 cm
First harvest
Whole plant at 60 days
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
It arrives on its own in the rains; recognise it before weeding.
A tiny monsoon herb that appears in every wet pot, with fruit strung under the leaf.
Growing it
It arrives on its own in the rains; recognise it before weeding.
What it is for
Traditional liver preparations; a self-sowing monsoon volunteer.