Kenaf is grown in a large number of countries all around the globe for a wide variety of uses. It is grown for its fiber (used to make rope & cloth) & is also used to make manufactured wood products, insulation, paper, biofuel, edible food for humans, and for animal feed.
There’s nothing this plant can’t do! In addition to all this hard work, Kenaf is equally qualified to be a lovely ornamental! Its large showy Hibiscus blooms will attract bees, birds, & butterflies to your garden. The unique cannabis-shaped leaves on long, woody stems are also very ornamental.
These plants can tolerate a variety of soil conditions from sand to clay, and also tolerate heat and dryness very well. Hibiscus Kenaf does reseed and is deer resistant.
NAME: Hibiscus Kenaf OTHER COMMON NAMES: / Guinea / Deccan SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hibiscus Cannabinus COLOR: Purplish Red PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost BLOOM TIME: Late Summer - Fall HARDINESS ZONE: 6 - 10 (& reseeds itself easily) PLANT HEIGHT: 72 - 96" PLANT SPACING: 32 - 42" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry
yes id did buy and receive bamboo seeds from you. i planted same and now cautiously await some indication the sprouting will begin. we are in northern nj where it is quite cold so i am keeping the plantings in a planter system we use for seedlings. only time luck and patience will tell the ultimate story. if the seeds come to be small plants we will replant into pots until spring and after that we are guardedly optimistic. thanks for the request and service. stewart a farber
I do not have an indoor garden so I am waiting until spring to plant. I will try planting closer to Feb or March in small pods watering with spray bottle, and slowly introduce the plants to outdoor conditions.