Thai Red Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa [Tender perennial usually grown as an annual. Germination: best temp 75-85°F;7-14 days. Transplant. Full sun. 36-60" height]. Beautiful 3-5' high hibiscus-family plants with red stems, leaf margins, and calyxes. The bright red calyxes make a red "zingy" tea (i.e., Red zinger), sauce, or jam. The tea is used in Egypt where it's called karkade. Roselle was called "Florida cranberry" in the 1890s and is still sometimes called sorrel or Jamaica sorrel. The red calyxes, flowers, and young leaves are edible and have a citrus flavor. The plant is considered to have antihypertensive properties. In some places, the plant is primarily cultivated for the production of bast fibre from the stem of the plant. The fibre may be used as a substitute for jute in making burlap. Hibiscus, specifically Roselle, has been used in folk medicine as a diuretic, mild laxative, and treatment for cardiac and nerve diseases and cancer. Cuisine Among the Bodo tribals of Bodoland, Assam (India) the leaves of both hibiscus sabdariffa and hibiscus cannabinus are cooked along with chicken, fish or pork, one of their traditional cuisines Jam and preserves In Nigeria, rosella jam has been made since Colonial times and is still sold regularly at community fetes and charity stalls. It is similar in flavour to plum jam, although more acidic. It differs from other jams in that the pectin is obtained from boiling the interior buds of the rosella flowers. It is thus possible to make rosella jam with nothing but rosella buds and sugar. Roselle is also used in Nigeria to make a refreshing drink known as Sobo. Medicinal uses Many parts of the plant are also claimed to have various medicinal values. They have been used for such purposes ranging from Mexico through Africa and India to Thailand. Roselle is associated with traditional medicine and is reported to be used as treatment for several diseases such as hypertension and urinary tract infections. There is a possibility of beneficial effects of roselle on raised blood pressure and blood lipid lowering. Hibiscus sabdariffa has shown in vitro antimicrobial activity against E. coli.
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If you cut them off instead of twisting them off you will get like three crops a year
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I bought my seeds from Baker creek so I can try Roselle this year. It seems like a neat plant to try.
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Okay - explain if the flower bud goes into a flower - can it still be used as tea or anything else. Can the flowers be used for food like they are in regular Hibiscus. It is usually put into egg dishes or the flowers usually put into omelets. Also the flowers of squash are used like this.
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Oh my good she is so adorable ^_^ And what a good looking plant!
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Thanks for sharing. In Asia, we eat leaves by stir fry them with shrimp, onion, garlic, fish sauce, turmeric, green chillies and chilli powder.
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Such a big plant in fiji-indian uses the leafs in dhal, curries n the fruit for chutney. Amazing vege its my favorite !!
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I am growing roselle on my balcony and it has had a problem with scale insect. I am waiting for the buds to get bigger but the plants are so tall they are running out of room, very interesting plant. I would like to see a video of people using the leaves as a green vegetable.
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In Thailand is many. You can order with me if you want raw and seed
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Btw, I normally buy the flower pods from an herb shop and steep in hot water to make a simple tea. It works awesome to lower blood pressure for hypertension!
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Hi. Thanks for sharing this video, your plant looks awesome! I'm in SoCal and just got some seeds for this herb. This will be my first year try at this plant. Is the plant in your video a single planting? I was planning on growing a few in a small space but did not realize the spread was so wide from a single plant. So maybe I should just plant one? Thanks again!
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I'm in zone 9 (tampa) and I want to plant some...where can I get some seeds...do you have any you can spare? and how do you eat the leaves...raw? cooked? It's 9/4...is it too late to plant some?
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Nice vid! Do you sell seeds of that specie?
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so awesome! i just ordered myself some seeds for this magnificent plant. and the kids are so cute. i hope when i one day have kids that they'll want to help garden. that would be so adorable haha
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yea,we have the same,. i have a products from roselle flowers, red roselle check it : bungarosella-rostea.blogspot bungaroselarostea.wordpress
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Combined with the chufa you get an excellent nourishing drink that brings a sense of calm when drunk. It is very popular in Nigeria. Its a horchata de chufa of sorts but more interesting and older :)
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what sweet little girl. You know you can make soup out of the tender leaves.
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jams and teas? yummy!!!
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Where did you buy the plant?
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