Palash, Butea - Plant

Planting and care

The seeds are the major source of natural reproduction. Freshly harvested seeds are viable mostly. Sown the seeds 25-30 cm apart. If the seeds are soaked in water before sowing it will give a better result. Water the seeds regularly. Germination, which starts in about 10-12 days, is completed in 4 weeks. Seeds germinate well in a temperature of 30 degrees C.

Caring for Palash

• The mulch should feel moist but not wet.
• Apply a high-potassium liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks from early spring until 6 weeks after flowering.
• Keep moist in winter.
• Apply a thin layer of compost each spring, followed by a 2-inch layer of mulch.
• Stake tall lilies.Lilies do not rebloom, but you can remove the faded flowers so that the plants seeds.

Typical uses of Palash

Special features: It is a plant of Poorvaphalguni Nakshatra.

Ornamental use: Used as a Lawn specimen, small shade tree, and patio tree.

Medicinal use: Extracts of flowers have free radical scavenging activity. They also have strong chemo protective effect. A decoction of the leaves treats leucorrhea and diabetes. They can be put into a douche to treat leucorrhea. The leaves are good for eye diseases.

A paste of the stem bark relieves body swelling. Stem juice benefits if applied on goiter. The roots are used to cure night blindness and other eye defects.

References

• http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
• http://www.flowersofindia.net/
• http://floriculturetoday.in/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/175-butea-the-flame-of-forest.html