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saul4paz
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Really, you use the berries. I always thought that the juice was made from crushing up the flower or something like that. I assume a regular hibiscus would not work for this.
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saul4paz
Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 51 Location: Mesa AZ
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: roselle/ hibiscus |
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Yes I use the berries just like cranberries, Pies/Juice/ and even straight off the bush (sour like a lemon, raspberry) No ,there not your typical hibis. they are an annual(only grow from seed), you can make them a Perennial here in PHX but they generally look ugly late august, and will not produce that much berries after there first flush.
They grow about 2ft. in a month from seed super fast and flower in the morning "pink" like the photo, And after that flower there followed by a flower looking berries, its so pretty to see.By May you'll have hundreds of berries hanging off the stems. Check the links out bellow; Have Nice Day Everyone
great seller (I have no affiliation); www.onaleeseeds.com
good pics on onalee's too
davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/184903/
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Dauntless
Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject: Hibiscus |
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I have been looking for some of these seeds ever since I saw one of these growing at the Extension Service offices during the Rare Fruit Growers sale. Thanks for the link. I just ordered some.
They also sell another edible Hibiscus and I am going to try that one too. It is a Ahelmoschus Manihot.
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