Molokhia plant

How to grow Molokhia plant growing and care:

Moist soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive, aggressive

Planting season:
Spring / Winter (in desert)

Pests and diseases:
Mites

Pruning season:
All season

How to prune:
Just for consuming and desgin

Size of the plant?
1-3 m, 3-10 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Autumn

General information about the flower
Yellow flowers small and with five petals and five sepals

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn

How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant established can trim freely fully grown young leaves for eaten raw and mature for cooked

Information about leaves:
Green elliptic shape with pointed top and serrated margin

Uses of Molokhia plant leaves:
Soup, cooked, eaten raw

Scientific name:

Corchorus