Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa

[mapcr77]

I'm looking for this plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, as it makes a great infusion and buying the dry flowers is utterly expensive, so I thought I'd grow my own, plus its quite pretty. I've seen other varieties of hibiscus in plant catalogues, but not this one, so I'm wondering if anyone out there knows where to get it from? Many thanks!

[lainey lou]

Mmmm, it does make a wonderful infusion, I just love it.
Sorry I don't know where you can get the plant, but this is where I get mine dried....
Hibiscus Tea Fine Cut ..

[mapcr77]

That's not bad, thanks Lainey! It's cheaper than this Flor De Jamaica - Hibiscus Flower 100g MexGrocer.co.uk Chillies and Chilli Peppers, Hot Sauces and Chile Recipes UK Mexican Food products store , and they sell achiote!

[vicky]

I've just looked it up in RHS Plantfinder, there's only one nursery in the country that stocks it (or at least did in 2003/4) which is
Salley Gardens
32 Lansdowne Drive
W Bridgeford
Nottinghamshire NG2 7FJ
0115 9233878 (evenings)
Send SAE for mail order list
Specialises in medicinal plants from N America and China
Good Luck!

[mapcr77]

Cheers for that Vicky! I'll give them a call and find out, fingers crossed!

Just got an e-mail back from Salley Gardens, they closed the nursery last year

[Rust]

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/SeedOrders/index1.

also its in nickys Nursery website. I fancy a go at this myself.

Have you guys come accross this database before? htmlhttp://www.pfaf.org/index.php

[obisonic]

Hello mate,
Are you still interested in Habiscus sabdarifa?

[obisonic]

I have more than 700bags of (habiscus sabdarifa) dat is morthan 3.5m.

[chris]

This thread was from 2008.... I'm sure we're all mighty impressed that you've more than 3.5m seeds, but if you're here to sell them, then you'll be breaking our seed swap rules/guidelines + the forum terms and conditions.

[zazen999]

That's great, but the thread is 5 years old and you aren't trying to sell any, are you?

[Elfeda]

very old thread, but I grow them this year 2 full beds for leafy veg

[Jay-ell]

Elfeda, are you growing them outside? Mine turned their leaves up and died.

I planted a few later on in a blowaway but they're so far behind I doubt that they'll flower - I was hoping for home made sorrel at Christmas.

Don't have enough leaves yet to harvest as a veg - don't know any recipes for them if I did but id be happy to give it a try.

When did you sow them? I think I sowed mine late May as the earlier sowing failed to germinate and I had to get more seeds.

I'll try again next year - and the year after but I reckon that if I've had no success by 2029 I may have to call it quits and buy some hibiscus tea