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hibiscus? Roselle!

Judith Browning

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another happy surprise in my 'going to seed' flower mix!

Is it hibiscus?
might it make seed this late in the year?
I assume an annual?

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looks like maybe roselle? the calyxes around the flowers are used for tea, either dried or fresh.

Anne Miller

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Hibiscus or maybe a hollyhock.

I believe hibiscus would not be cold hardy though hollyhock would be cold hardy and perennial.

Lucky you, either way.

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Greg knows a lot more about plants than I do though the leaves look wrong for roselle:

Roselle has a 3 to 4 month growing cycle and does well in zones 7 through 10. Those living in zones 6 and lower would have difficulty as it is a plant that requires more tropical environments to survive.

https://growhoss.com/blogs/growing-guides/roselle

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Tereza Okava

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I would agree, roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa), the lobed leaves and calyx. there are a gazillion varieties.
And I also agree, even here in 9b it's hard to make it grow. My uncle in zone 10, his are enormous bushes that can take over an entire lot. some years i have better luck than others!

Judith Browning

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Roselle it is!
Any advice on harvest?
we'll have a frost in the next two weeks so I doubt I get seed but would like to use the calyx and flowers and leaves if possible.

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Hibiscus does grow in cold climates. I have seen both in the wild in Massachusetts, as well as in gardens both there and here: swamp rose mallow.They are a good cordage plant too. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hibiscus/moscheutos/

And don’t forget Rose of Sharon is a hibiscus and very cold hardy; I have seen them around houses here! https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hibiscus/syriacus/

There supposedly is an annual sort too, I have not seen. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hibiscus/trionum/

Then there are probably many that grow in other parts too…

Edit: oh! Roselle is also in the hibiscus genus. Maybe some plants are not so much referred to by that name particularly?

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