Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
8–15 m
First harvest
Flowers year three
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
A large cutting planted in June roots and becomes a tree.
Scarlet flowers on bare branches in spring; grows from a stuck-in cutting.
Growing it
A large cutting planted in June roots and becomes a tree.
What it is for
Live fencing; heavy nectar for mynas and sunbirds.