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🌱 About the plant

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.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

Fortnightly

मौसम

Jun–Aug

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

2–4 m

First harvest

Flowers from year two

Every part is poisonous — never plant it where children graze.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Roadside and median colour on almost no water.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India