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Meliaceae
Neem Flower
Azadirachta indica
Healing and purification.
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Azadirachta
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent, Myanmar
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen tree
- Height
- 50-100 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Every part of the neem tree has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for over 4,000 years.
- Neem flowers are edible and are used in South Indian cuisine, particularly in Ugadi pachadi, a New Year dish.
- Azadirachtin, extracted from neem seeds, is one of the most effective natural insecticides known.
- A single neem tree can produce up to 50 kg of fruit per year, each containing the valuable oil-rich seeds.
- The United Nations declared the neem tree 'the tree of the 21st century' for its extraordinary range of benefits.
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