Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
Climbs 5–10 m
First harvest
Pods year four
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Very thorny; site it where nobody brushes past.
A thorny southern climber whose pods have washed hair for centuries.
Growing it
Very thorny; site it where nobody brushes past.
What it is for
Shikakai hair wash; a formidable boundary plant.