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One flower a day, all summer, and it blooms harder the more you cut it.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis · जास्वंद Jaswand / गुढ़ल Gudhal
Pet safeBeginner proofFloweringSacredFestival
₹150Inclusive of all taxes. Free delivery in Nagpur over ₹299.
Suits
Balcony · Garden
In vastu
East · North-East
Size
6" pot · grows to 200 cm
Gift for
Ganesh Chaturthi · Housewarming · Diwali

Jaswand flowers almost continuously through the warm months, each bloom lasting a day and another opening behind it. It grows fast, cuts back hard without complaint, and flowers on new wood — so the more you prune it the more you get. The most reliable colour available for a hot balcony.

Light
Full Sun
Water
Medium
Care
Easy
Safe around cats and dogs

No known toxicity to household pets.

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Botanical nameHibiscus rosa-sinensis
Also known asजास्वंद Jaswand / गुढ़ल Gudhal
Size6"
LightFull Sun
PlacementOutdoor, Balcony
Mature height200 cm
DeliveryNagpur only
HandlingStandard
SKUGM-PL-HIB-6
Country of originIndia

What it actually does

Carries a story

Traditionally — Jaswand is the flower offered to Ganpati above all others, and a red one in the compound is close to standard in Maharashtra. It is also the flower children are taught to pull apart first, because the stamen column makes the anatomy obvious.

Has a place in vastu

In vastu tradition — Red-flowering plants are placed toward the east in the tradition, and jaswand is the usual choice.

Where it comes from

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is not known in the wild anywhere — it is an ancient garden hybrid, carried across the tropics for so long that its origin is genuinely lost. Every plant in cultivation descends from cuttings; it sets seed poorly, which is why colours stay true.

Jaswand is the flower offered to Ganpati above all others, and a red one in the compound is close to standard in Maharashtra. It is also the flower children are taught to pull apart first, because the stamen column makes the anatomy obvious.

In vastu

EastNorth-East

Red-flowering plants are placed toward the east in the tradition, and jaswand is the usual choice.

Vastu placement is a traditional belief, and we include it because people ask. Nothing here is a claim about health. How we treat vastu, and what it does not do.

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