Other common names
bimli, bimlipatum jute, Deccan hemp, hemp mallow, Indian brown hemp, kenaf
Annual Biennial Herbaceous Perennial
Fast-growing, upright, almost unbranched annual or short-lived, woody-based perennial about 3.5m tall, with fine, spiny-stems bearing long-stalked dark green leaves, the upper leaves palmately lobed and those lower down on the stem unlobed. Funnel-shaped, pale yellow, occasionally purple-red flowers with crimson-red centres, produced singley or in racemes from summer to autumn
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
2.5-4 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres