It's roselle season in Houston. Scientifically known as Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle is as beautiful as it is flavorful. Last winter's freeze claimed the giant roselle bush in my backyard, but ...

I saw what I thought was a new type of okra growing in the Community Garden this year. Its leaves and stem had a purple hue, ...

A comprehensive review reveals how roselle’s bioactive compounds may combat inflammation across multiple diseases, but scientists caution that rigorous human trials are still essential. Applicability ...

Hibiscus sabdariffa, used in hibiscus tea and an increasing number of foods and drinks, is also the primary ingredient for sorrel, a holiday drink in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Shown here ...

Trevor Hylton, a Leon County UF/IFAS Extension Agent who hails from Jamaica, had been telling the VegHeadz volunteers in the demonstration vegetable garden at the Extension Office on Paul Russell Road ...

If all goes well, Alicia Bacon’s plot at the Ocean View Farms community garden in Mar Vista will be a garden of scents this summer, an olfactory orchestra of plumeria, the flowering vine known as ...

I'm sure you've heard of or seen a hibiscus flower before, had it in your tea or even grown it in your garden. It’s very common, as there are over 200 varieties of the flower and they are grown in ...

Roselle red-stemmed gongura (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra) is a member of the mallow family and a relative of the rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). The shrublike annual has lobed dark green leaves ...

Florida’s early settlers often strived to bring what was familiar to this strange new land — customs, traditions and the plants that provided their food and medicine sources. A number of plants from ...

Hibiscus sabdariffa commonly called Roselle or Florida cranberry is a tropical hibiscus in Arkansas, that only blooms in the fall. We saw these plants in Texas on our trip that were just loaded with ...

Efforts to promote fruits and vegetables extend beyond food assistance and nutrition education to include agricultural, economic, and behavioural research; agricultural extension; and market ...