Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
2–3 m
First harvest
Flowers from year three
Family
Malvaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop
Good for
Flowers & beauty
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Prefers a cool winter; it sulks in constant heat.
A hardier deciduous hibiscus for the hills, flowering through the monsoon.
Growing it
Prefers a cool winter; it sulks in constant heat.
What it is for
Hill garden colour; a deciduous flowering hedge.