Sowing months
Feb–Mar, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Four to six hours of sun
Water
Every second day
Mature size
60–150 cm
First harvest
Flowers April to September
Family
Oleaceae
Where it grows
balcony, terrace, windowsill
Good for
beauty
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Prune in January, feed in February, and it will flower by April.
A pot by an open window does more for a summer evening than any air freshener.
Growing it
Prune in January, feed in February, and it will flower by April.
What it is for
Gajra, offerings, scent; grows from a cutting taken in the monsoon.