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Growing Rosella, also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle

(Hibiscus Subdantta)

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Not recommended for growing in USA - Zone 5a regions


  • Sow in garden, or start in seed trays. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 68°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 55 inches apart
  • Harvest in 21-25 weeks.
  • Compatible with: Feverfew, Coriander, Nasturtium and Hyssop
  • Rosella bud

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23 Nov 08, nostress (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can get rosella seed from Green Harvest try greenharvest.com.au
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27 Nov 08, Amy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
when should you pick your rosella fruit?
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11 Dec 08, Don Beecroft (Australia - tropical climate)
I plant in the first quarter nearest to 1st of Sept. I use Hibiscus fertilizer and have had great results. They are thirsty plants but don't like wet feet, and they are ferocious feeders.
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14 Dec 08, lynne m powell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I recently met a gent who told me that rosellas make a beautiful chutney. Would there be a grower who could share a recipe? With thanks,in anticipation,Lynne
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24 Dec 08, Skin (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The NT Government has this on their Recipe Sheet for Rosella. Rosella Chutney Ingredients: ½ kg Rosella calyxes washed & dried thoroughly, ½ kg cooking apples, ½ kg onions, 2 large chillies (or capsicums), 2½ cups vinegar, ½ cup Worchestershire sauce, ½ cup raisins, 1 dessertspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, ½ kg sugar. Spice bag (1 dessertspoon whole allspice, 1 teaspoon cloves, 2 inch cinnamon stick, combine in clean muslin bag, remove before bottling). Method: Finely chop the rosella calyxes, apples, onions and chillies. Add remaining ingredients and boil together for 10 minutes. Add sugar and boil for ¾ -1 hour, stirring frequently. Bottle and seal in sterilised jars.
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03 Jan 09, Christine McNab Visick (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am a transplanted Qld'er living in the central plateau of Madagascar, in Antananarivo. The temperatures are very much like Toowoomba, Qld. I brought Rosella seeds with me, planted the seedlings out the first week of Nov 08. They are growing vigorously and flowering nicely. Small fruit are starting to appear. Question: when should I expect the fruit crop to peak?
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22 Jan 09, alan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
rosella seed is available from eden seeds kyogle also plants are available from logan central markets in season.
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31 Jan 09, YESSE (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I started to grow rosella in DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA this january, my intension is to do research and making combination with other plant to get new product.
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05 Feb 09, Anne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Why are my rosella plants wilting. There are no obvious signs of insect infestation. Could it be nematodes in the soil?
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22 Feb 09, Cass (Australia - temperate climate)
We have 3 rosella bushes that are growing out of control. Do we need to prune them and when is best. How many bushes do you need for home use jam.
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I plant in the first quarter nearest to 1st of Sept. I use Hibiscus fertilizer and have had great results. They are thirsty plants but don't like wet feet, and they are ferocious feeders.

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