Product Description

Product: Hibiscus Flowers, Whole Latin Name: Hibiscus sabdariffa Plant Family: Malvaceae Other Names: Roselle, Rosella, Kharkady, Karkadé, Karkadi, Karkadeh, Carcade, Flor de Jamaica, Lumanda, Jamaican Sorrel, Tengamora, Bissap Rouge & Rozelle. Description: Our hibiscus flowers come from the Roselle plant, native to India and Malaysia, where it is commonly cultivated. It has been successfully established throughout the Tropics and Subtropics of both hemispheres, and in many areas of the Caribbean and Central America. It is an annual, woody, shrub growing to a height of 2–2.5 metres. The leaves are deeply lobed, smooth and mid-green in colour, 8–15 cm in length. The flowers are 8–10 cm in diameter, white to pale yellow in colour with a dark red spot at the base of each petal, they have a stout fleshy calyx at the base of the flower, and it is these calyxes form part of the whole flowers sold. Brief History: A drink made from roselle is said to have been consumed in ancient Egypt and was a preferred drink of pharaohs. Today in Egypt and the Sudan traditional toasts are made at special occasions with a glass of karkade. It was introduced to Jamaica in the 18th century and has been cultivated and used there ever since, it is one of the traditional ingredients in Jamaican Rum Punch.

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Box Contains

Hibiscus Flowers Whole | 500g LOOSE (Pack of 2)