Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Every second day
Mature size
30–60 cm
First harvest
Flowers 90 days
Family
Acanthaceae
Where it grows
balcony, terrace
Good for
beauty
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Part shade and steady damp; full noon sun scorches it.
The abolí of southern flower markets — orange fans, picked daily.
Growing it
Part shade and steady damp; full noon sun scorches it.
What it is for
Hair flowers in the south; a neat balcony pot.