Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Twice a week
Mature size
Climbs 4–8 m
First harvest
Flowers year two
Family
Combretaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Give it a strong pergola; it becomes very heavy.
Flowers open white and turn crimson over three days; scents a whole verandah.
Growing it
Give it a strong pergola; it becomes very heavy.
What it is for
Verandah scent; hawkmoth nectar at dusk.