We keep roselles for quite sometime. They had given us marvelous juice for dinners and lunches. We even make jams as bread spread..... and place them into nice bottles and gave away as gifts to friends and relatives. But now roselles are showing every sign of getting too old...... the leaves had been chewed by insects, and the plant become very skinny... But the blooms remain bright as ever, though much smaller in size. and they strictly follow the pattern, opens up early in the morning and starts to fold up around midday and falls off later in the day....
Yesterday Puan Mala and Marzuki and their kids paid us a visit. Puan Mala asked for some seeds... Soon these roselles will be happy knowing, their legacy will continue in Seremban..., 40 minutes drive to the south. And now we are counting days on roselles .... like I always say, count the blessings and hope for more!!...
~bangchik
Putrajaya Malaysia
What a beautiful bloom. It looks so crinkled like wadded up paper. Lovely!
ReplyDeletePretty bloom and your photos are great (very clear)!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bloom, the make me think of tissue paper. It's nice that your friends will be starting some from seed.
ReplyDeleteThey have beautiful blooms on them. I have never tasted the jams, juices or teas. What do the flavors remind you of?
ReplyDeleteNow, the joy of roselles will spread far and wide.
ReplyDeleteThe bloom is so dainty and soft looking. Very beautiful photos
ReplyDeleteRoselles juice tastes so good, beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteThe flower is so beautiful. I am just fascinated by flowers that only last a day.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty they are - I haven't heard of roselles before - they look a bit like a tissue-paper hibiscus. The foliage reminds me of my tropical hibiscus sitting in the living room window for the winter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful plant! I really like the purple stem color and gorgeous flower.
ReplyDeleteRoselle jam... I don't think I have tried that before. Must be yummy. Btw, the flower is pretty as well. Have a great day yeah.
ReplyDeleteIm not sure whether if you are aware of it, that mostly Indian people use the leaves too as herb to lower high blood pressure. Its known as "sourleaved vegetable".
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the dried sweetened fruit, though it look like little squid with tentacles!
My mum used to have it and she propagate it using the matured stalks.
I guess the seeds take longer time to grow.
I wish I could grow this in my place but I guess this one really need good sunlight which I lack in my place.
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Hello friends.... roselle sounds very feminine, like a girl's name. Hence the cute flower, delicate and lovely colour tone. Some mentioned tissue paper as its resemblance on look and softness.... Huh..., I think roselle is a marketable brand name for tissue paper!!!
Yeah... it lasts just for a day.... that makes it more interesting! The base colour is red... most elements have red in them except for the leaves of course. I did some pruning recently on roselles and there is red blood mark on my cutter....
It resembles hibiscus in many ways... the leaves especially and the way it branch out... otherwise this plant is very much unique... roselle is roselle, no real close resemblance with any other plant.... The red blood colour is its trademark... its signature.
So James, roselles seem to love sunlight. But I dont think they mind lesser sunlight. Roselles may make some adjustment to adapt to much shady area....
Thanks everyone.... How's your garden?... which plant bleed red blood like roselle in your garden?
~bangchik
Putrajaya, Malaysia
The jelly sounds just tasty as can be. Glad you could have a nice family visit.
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What pretty flowers! I love when a plant can give us something to eat and look pretty.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful name for a beautiful plant and edible too!
ReplyDeleteROSEY.... CATHERINE.... YAN... thanks for the visits and your sweet comments.
ReplyDeleteOh Rosey, Roselle plant had been the focal point for months. Passerby would turn their head and if we were around, would stop for a while and talked about the plant.... Many has gone home with seeds from our garden.
Catherine..., plants are beautiful in their own right..., but some are more obvious like roselles.... and even the name is beautiful as Yan suggested.
Consider having these in your garden?
~bangchik
Such a beautiful blossom!!! and it is so good to have you back and posting again. Happy New Year and may it be a best year for you. Diana
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ReplyDeleteRoselle has always been beautiful. That color tone and tissue like petals, so soft. happy new year to you too....
~bangchik
hi, I would like to plant roselle at my house garden.
ReplyDeletecan you tell me where I can buy the seed?
thanks.
Oystercove.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit. I am not too sure where you can get the seeds. Try your luck at the supermarket, and search the many seeds packet sold there. If you are serious, leave your address at this email... mylittlevegetablegarden@gmail.com. Kakdah may be able to send some.
~bangchik
Hello, I found your blog through Mas du Diable, I have some roselle seeds and plan to sow them when the weather warms up. I know it's a tropical plant, but I would like to give it a try and grow it in a flower pot bring it indoor in the fall, do you think it would work?
ReplyDeleteCan you give me some tips on growing this plant? Is the seed easy to germinate? It would be nice if I can grow roselle, I may have to come back and ask for your jelly recipe later if the project is successful.
I am just thrilled to see these on your blog as I have a special interest. These are known by different names in the Caribbean and in England. Known also as hibiscus or sorrell, they are known to have amazing properties to lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure. I bought some dried flowers in a market in London the other week and I make a lovely warm, spiced drink with ginger, star anise and cinnamon. I would love to find out more!
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