Sowing months
Mar, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Flowers year two
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Keep it away from children and animals; sap is toxic.
Flowers through the hottest months on almost no water. Every part is poisonous.
Growing it
Keep it away from children and animals; sap is toxic.
What it is for
Road and roof planting where nothing else survives.