Hibiscus cannabinus
- Product number: 525440
- Origin: Tropical Africa
- Latin: Hibiscus cannabinus
Surprisingly exotic on Dutch soil, this fantastic plant grows 2-3 m tall, then bursts into bloom, and is used in the tropics to make sticks and fibres! You'll be treated daily to large, funnel-shaped flowers in silver-white with a contrasting dark brown heart. After flowering, bell-shaped fruits appear. An easy-to-grow plant that blooms profusely all summer long... and that's a good thing, because each flower only blooms for a few hours! The young shoots are tasty and the flowers are also edible.
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Latin: Hibiscus cannabinus
Dutch: Hennepbladstokroos
Also known as: Kenaf
English: Kenaf
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- Flower colour: Silvery-white flowers with a dark brown center
- Origin: Tropical Africa
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Hibiscus cannabinus
- Dutch: Cannabis-leaved hibiscus
- Also known as: Kenaf
- English: Kenaf
