Organic Hibiscus sabdariffa seeds grow roselle, a warm-season plant with red stems, green foliage, pale yellow flowers, and red calyces used in culinary preparations. Roselle is a tender perennial in frost-free climates and is commonly grown as an annual where winters are cold.
Roselle hibiscus seed details
Botanical name:Hibiscus sabdariffa
Seed: certified organic according to the current product record; certifier listed as Oregon Tilth
Habit: upright tender perennial
Sun: full sun
Typical height: about 4–7 feet
Start: indoors for transplanting after frost danger
Sowing and growing
Product guidance lists a soil temperature of 75–90°F, a sowing depth of about 1/4 inch, and germination in approximately 7–14 days. Allow a long warm season; the listed maturity window is about 90–120 days.
Transplant into fertile, well-drained soil after frost danger and provide space for the mature plant. Water according to soil and weather rather than a fixed schedule. Germination, mature size, flowering, and harvest timing vary with temperature, day length, moisture, soil, and planting date.
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