Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
1.5–2.5 m
First harvest
Cut at month five
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Harvest at flowering for the best oil yield.
The palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.
Growing it
Harvest at flowering for the best oil yield.
What it is for
Palmarosa oil; a drought-hardy aromatic crop.