Mogra is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers may be used as a fragrant ingredient in
perfumes and
jasmine tea. The
flowers bloom all throughout the year and are produced in clusters of 3 to 12 together at the ends of branches. The flowers open at night (usually around 6 to 8 in the evening), and close in the morning.
They are used to make thick garlands used as hair adornments.At Indian weddings, the bride often adorns her hair with garlands made of mogra, either around a bun or wrapped across a braid.