The roselle flower is another favorite flower in the mallow family, which includes hibiscus and okra. In fact, the gently yellow flower with the vibrant burgundy interior looks a lot like the beautiful okra blossom.
The beautiful Roselle flower has a deep maroon center, with butter yellow petals that turn pink as they wither at day’s end.
Roselle Scientific Name
Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the hibiscus or mallow family of Malvaceae, which include the Rose of Sharon bush, okra plants and the marsh mallow plant.
Roselle Plant Hardiness Zone 8-11
If planting in the ground outside, (versus in a greenhouse), the best growing zone for the roselle flower is 8-11, with protection with frost covers as needed.
We’re in hardiness zone 7a, so we’re growing our Hibiscus sabdariffa in pots and bringing them indoors to our sunroom or cattle panel greenhouse before first frost.
We’re doing the same with our favorite Fiesta Hibiscus plant.
The Beautiful Roselle Flower
The outline below lists just some of the benefits in folklore use, and some are validated through scientific research.
Roselle Flower Uses
- Edible flowers for salads and cooking
- Medicinally as:
- Roselle flower tea
- dried roselle flowers
- fresh roselle flowers
- roselle calyx, dried and fresh
- roselle rosehips
- Ornamental
You may also enjoy discovering Roselle Seeds Benefits and Uses.
REFERENCES: MedLinePlus.gov – this resource also shows roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) interactions with medications.
Greater antioxidant activity was found in flowers that were harvested at 35 days after flowering as compared to less mature flowers.
REFERENCE: 2009 Study by Keisha R. Christian, José C. Jackson[1]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889157509001628?via%3Dihub
Roselle Flower Spiritual Meaning
Symbolic spiritual meanings of the roselle flower is actually also related to the assigned meanings for hibiscus flowers in general. Often identified and used by florists towards helping people choose the best flower symbology for the occasion, flower meanings are often designated based on historical use.
So our perspective is that any particular flower means for you whatever you decide it means. However, towards gifting accordingly, you may enjoy this list of hibiscus roselle spiritual flower meanings, which are so assigned primarily based on the flower color.
Symbolic Spiritual Meanings of Hibiscus Roselle Flowers
Roselles are yellow or pink with maroon centers, and those colors of hibiscus flowers typically symbolize the following meanings:
YELLOW HIBISCUS FLOWER MEANINGS
- Friendship
- Good luck
- Joy
- Warmth, warm regards
- Welcoming
PINK HIBISCUS FLOWER MEANINGS
- Family
- Love
- affection
- friendship love
- platonic love
- spiritual love
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Questions from the Community
Q. I’m in South MS and we are getting our first frost tonight. Will it kill it?
A. Kim Nix Barton Hard to tell for sure. Our friend, Shannon’s Sweet Tooth Farm is growing her’s outdoors in AL in zone 8, so chances are yours will be okay with a frost, however wise to protect it against a hard freeze with a frost cover if you can. We’re in hardiness zone 7a and have brought ours indoors to grow on over the winter in zone.
You can find Roselle seeds on Amazon, as well as Roselle (hibiscus) tea.
I’m LeAura Alderson, a garden, herb and plant enthusiast with a passion for discovering the many edible and medicinal benefits of the plants all around us, including the weeds! I’m a writer, editor and media publisher for our family of websites.
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