Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain-fed
Mature size
10–15 m
First harvest
Flowers from year five
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Slow at first and then unstoppable; leave it to its own pace.
Bare branches and orange claws of flower in February — the tree that announces Holi.
Growing it
Slow at first and then unstoppable; leave it to its own pace.
What it is for
Holi colour from the flowers; nectar for birds in the dry season.