Sowing months
Jun–Aug
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Flowers from year two
Family
Apocynaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop
Good for
Flowers & beauty
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Every part is poisonous — never plant it where children graze.
Pink or white flowers all year on a shrub that survives the worst urban roadside.
Growing it
Every part is poisonous — never plant it where children graze.
What it is for
Roadside and median colour on almost no water.