Sowing months
May–Jun
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
2–4 m
First harvest
Fibre at 120 days
Family
Malvaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grow a block; single plants blow over.
A fibre hibiscus of eastern India, quick and very tall.
Growing it
Grow a block; single plants blow over.
What it is for
Mesta fibre; sour leaves for cooking.