Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
3–8 m
First harvest
Flowers year three
Family
Oleaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant where fallen flowers can be gathered from the ground.
Drops its scented white flowers at dawn — the harsingar of temple courtyards.
Growing it
Plant where fallen flowers can be gathered from the ground.
What it is for
Puja flowers; hawkmoth pollination at dusk.