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| About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 23rd November 2009 12:22pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 23rd November 2009 4:08pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Zarra Ridge Organics says... Hi Kath your after hibiscus sabdariffa. Commonly know as Rosella. Grow up to 2m good tropical/subtropical plant native to Africa not Australia as some sites claim. Your recipe is any sugar based syrup and the calyx remember to remove the seed pod. Harvest the seed and dry to store as the going price is around $85 per 100g. hope this helps | About the Author Zarra Ridge Organics Whian whian 23rd November 2009 4:45pm #UserID: 3036 Posts: 1 View All Zarra Ridge Organics's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 23rd November 2009 4:58pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Hi Kath, Yes, rosella is often seen as a bush food, although it originated in Africa and is very widespread now (e.g. in this pretty interesting report about what's in bush foodshttp://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:QV4Op7TbbSkJ www.sgapqld.org.au/bush_food_safety.pdf+queensland+herbarium+hibiscus+sabdariffa&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au). They say: "Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (wild rosella, roselle, Jamaica sorrel). General information. Rosellas possibly originated in West Africa, but are now widely naturalised, cultivated and bred in tropical areas. The naturalised population found in northern areas of Australia (coastal NT and Cape York) is believed to have been brought from islands to the north before European settlement, and the plant has been added to the list of native Australian bushfood species. Infusions of the calyces are used as a caffeine-free drink, as well as for preserves and flavourings" | About the Author Brisbane 23rd November 2009 5:53pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 23rd November 2009 10:50pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brisbane 24th November 2009 10:43am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 25th November 2009 12:41am #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Virginia3 Sydney 23rd March 2010 7:51pm #UserID: 3506 Posts: 1 View All Virginia3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Hi Virginia, Have a look at the rosella threads on the forum, especially https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/forum/rosella-bush/ April and May are harvesting time, around here anyway, so it is a bit late to plant them until Spring again now. Some grocer's sell the flowers. Diana.
| About the Author Brisbane 24th March 2010 12:21am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nura 1st May 2010 1:33pm #UserID: 3679 Posts: 1 View All Nura's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kathy says... Hey Kath, I've been having the same problem! I have a sabdariffa and just received another type of hibiscus for Xmas (no botanical name on the tag!). They have same type of edible flower and redish stems but different shaped leaves. After a bit of a search I found this: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/hibiscus-heterophyllus.html I think that my new and native one is heterophyllus and the original one I have is the African sabdariffa. Now i just have to wait to get enough fruit to see which makes for better champagne flowers! :O) Kathy | About the Author Kathy2 Newcastle 27th December 2010 1:55pm #UserID: 4699 Posts: 6 View All Kathy2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 5th April 2011 7:27pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Les2 QLD 2nd July 2011 9:41am #UserID: 5495 Posts: 1 View All Les2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... There are loads of native hibiscus species in several genera and Hibiscus tiliaceaus,the coast cottonwood can be 10m tall but some Abrus can be tiny.None have good fruit or edible calyxes but many and the cotton plant get attcked by harlequin bugs.Rosella calyxes are a bit sour and used in a few dishes and to make jam mostly and were more commonly used 50 years ago.There are a few varieties and are a bit weak,spindly and short lived for screens but look decorative. | About the Author Cairns 2nd July 2011 9:53am #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Evon jenkinson says... Remove core of flower before dunking into sugary syrup that has boiled for some time to thicken slightly. Take off heat almost immediately and let stand till cool. Bottle in sterilised jars. I used about 30 large flowers to 2/3 litre of syrup. Lost my plant due to overwatering. Looking to buy another. Trying to source one. Any idea where they are available now? | About the Author Evon jenkinson Engadine 21st January 2014 10:29am #UserID: 9367 Posts: 1 View All Evon jenkinson's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Russ3 EARLVILLE,4870,QLD 21st January 2014 5:14pm #UserID: 9305 Posts: 19 View All Russ3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 24th January 2014 8:46am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Russ3 EARLVILLE,4870,QLD 24th January 2014 7:24pm #UserID: 9305 Posts: 19 View All Russ3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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