Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part shade
Water
Regular
Mature size
1–2 m
First harvest
Year one
Family
Acanthaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grows from any cutting in the monsoon.
A dark-stemmed shrub of the wet coasts with traditional joint-pain uses.
Growing it
Grows from any cutting in the monsoon.
What it is for
Traditional preparations; a tidy shade hedge.