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02 Mar 16, Esther (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Wendy I am very interested to plant the Rosella plant,if you have some seeds,do you mind to send me some? Let me know how much it cost. Thanks Esther

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29 Mar 18, Jane (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Www.seedcollection.com only $1 or so

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05 Jan 16, Gum Ja Naw (Australia - arid climate)

Hi ! I grow rosella about 100 plants . But starting to wilting. How can I fix it? Please tell me .

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15 Nov 15, kay webb (Australia - temperate climate)

have just planted 4 rosella plants can anyone adive me on how to make jam when the time comes thank you kay

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03 Dec 15, Donna Watts (Australia - arid climate)

Yes you have to wash them first then pull all outer petal off and give a good wash, then cut or put whole (weigh first) in saucepan then cook basically as you would for strawberry jam. Same quantity of rosella and sugar for a sweeter jam or for slightly deep rosella tasty jam use 3/4 amount of sugar. Bottle as you would normally. You can use jam setter if required.

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08 Oct 15, Kim (Australia - temperate climate)

We planted 1 rosella. After it finished fruiting/flowering & started to die off we pulled it out. Went & planted a navel in same spot & about 6 months later 13 new rosella plants appeared. We planted them out & had a great crop. Hoping this happens again, waiting, waiting.

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07 Sep 15, BRETT (Australia - arid climate)

Hi, i live in Allenstown and have fond memories of boiling Rosella on the wood stove , did you find some plants, pretty sure my sister has some down south, regards

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06 Sep 15, Paulà (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi - would be very happy to buy some Rosella Seeds(to spare) live in Rockhampton. Thank you Ularen...

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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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