Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Damp soil
Mature size
3–6 m
First harvest
Flowers year four
Family
Pandanaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Coastal sand and salt spray suit it; frost does not.
The kewda of Odisha — spiny leaves and a male flower distilled for scent.
Growing it
Coastal sand and salt spray suit it; frost does not.
What it is for
Kewda water for sweets; coastal dune stabilisation.