Abelmoschus moschatus - Plant
Description for Abelmoschus moschatus
| Common name | Flower colours | Bloom time | Height | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrette Seeds, Hibiscus Abelmoschus, Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Annual Hibiscus, York Marathi - Kasturi Bhendi, Bengali - Kalkasturi, Latakasturi, Mushakdan, Kannada - Kasturi Bende, Kaadu Kastoori, Tamil: Kasturi-vendaik-kay-virai, Kaattu Kasturi, Telugu - Karpoorabenda |
yellow | Okra requires a long warm and humid growing period. It can be successfully grown in hot humid areas. | approx a metre. | - |
Planting and care
Climate - Okra requires a long warm and humid growing period. It can be successfully grown in hot humid areas.
Planting distance - A planting distance of 60 cm x 30 cm or 45 cm x 30 cm.
| Sunlight | Soil | Water | Temperature | Fertilizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Will grow in any well drained fertile garden soil. | Watering - Subsequent at 4 -5 days interval are given to summer crop. | Temperature between 24 c and 28 c preferred. | Manure and Fertilizer - About 30 tonnes of farmyard manure per hectare (3 to 5 kgs per square meter) should be applied about two weeks before sowing 350 kg super phosphate, 125 kg of muriate of potash and 300 kg ammonium sulphate should be drilled in the row before sowing. |
Caring for Abelmoschus moschatus
Harvesting
Okra requires a long warm and humid growing period. It can be successfully grown in hot humid areas.
Typical uses of Abelmoschus moschatus
Special features:
Culinary use: It is an aromatic plant native to India in the Malvaceae family.
Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk; however this use is now mostly replaced by various synthetic musks due to its high cost.
It has many culinary uses. The seeds are added to coffee; unripe pods ("musk okra"), leaves and new shoots are eaten as vegetables.
Medicinal use: It is an medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family.
Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine.
In industry the root mucilage provides sizing for paper; tobacco is sometimes flavoured with the flowers.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelmoschus_moschatus
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