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20 Aug 15, JAMES (Australia - tropical climate)

HI -- G'DAY Suggest to keen gardeners and home-cookers that if you do not grow a few Rosella Shrubs you should try. Probably one of the most useful food plants in the garden!? For example the young fresh leaves are great in a mixed salad, as are the chopped fruit (calyx). The older leaves make a superb curry (a common dish in Myanmar and other parts of SE Asia). The calyx has a myriad of uses; sun dried as a tea, made into a magnificent jam that puts strawberry in the shade, stewed and served with the morning muesli or used in tarts and puddings, and prepared as a syrup for flavouring drinks. By the way we are in the tropics, West Bali to be accurate- but this website does not show this zone!!! We reckon that if a veggie can grow in the Darwin area it is probably good for our seaside location with its high humidity and salt laden air. Cheers James

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14 Aug 15, Reg Vaughan (Australia - temperate climate)

Rosellas grow easily in Townsville mine self seeded from last year, which died off after picking and pruning. Just picked a third crop.

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11 Aug 15, Vanessa (Australia - tropical climate)

Here is a few Australian websites that sell Rosella seeds/plants: Daleysfruit; Boondieseeds; rangeviewseeds; thelostseed.

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14 Jul 15, Juanita (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Can I grow Rosella plants in a pot? If so, how big of a pot and what type of growing medium? I currently live in the Hervey Bay, Qld region.

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20 Oct 16, Fay (Australia - tropical climate)

Live in Woodgate, Q4660. can I grow Rosellas in a pot? Regards, Fay.

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07 Aug 15, Malcolm (Australia - tropical climate)

Yes. We have two plants growing in black 500mm plastic pots. Already made two lots of jam. Put mulch on top of soil and keep well watered.

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07 Jul 15, BETTY tilker (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Where can you buy the seeds

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21 Jun 15, rae (Australia - arid climate)

where can I buy seeds or seedlings, thank you.

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19 Jul 15, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Rae, I notice my regular seed supplier sells these. It won't let me paste the link but if you google 'the seed collection australia' you should find them. Best wishes.

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17 May 15, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)

Do they fruit once and the tree dies

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