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NAME: Rose of Sharon
SPECIES / FAMILY: Hibiscus Syriacus / Malvaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S):
CONDITIONS: sun
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EDIBLE |
TASTE |
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Shoots |
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Leaves |
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mellow |
RAW/COOK |
Spring |
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Buds/Flowers |
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slightly sweet |
RAW/COOK |
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Roots |
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mellow |
Fall |
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Seeds |
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Stalk |
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PORTION: medium
COMMENT: Very edible, healthy, and beautiful, but not very flavorful. Eat young leaves & flowers, which are mucilaginous (slimy), great in salads and as decorative garnish. Root fibrous, also mucilaginous. Part of the Mallow family, including Okra.
CAUTION:
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Anthelmintic; Antiphlogistic; Antipruritic; Demulcent; Diuretic; Emollient; Expectorant; Febrifuge; Ophthalmic; Skin; Stomachic; Styptic. (1)
LOOK-A-LIKES:
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES: Dye; Fibre; Hair; Hedge. A low quality fibre is obtained from the stems. It is used for making cordage and paper. The seed contains about 25% oil. No further details are given, but it is likely to be edible. A hair shampoo is made from the leaves. A blue dye is obtained from the flowers. (1)
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/User/plant.aspx?latinname=Hibiscus+syriacus
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/mallow-madness-the-false-roselle
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Sharon
- https://feralbotanicals.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/rose-of-sharon-bring-me-a-medicinal-shrubbery
- http://sacredwindow.com/2012/07/rose-of-sharon-rock-rose
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_syriacus
- https://www.wildedible.com/blog/goat-cheese-stuffed-hibiscus-blossoms-chipotle-wild-berry-coulis-recipe (recipes)
- https://raising6kids.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/rose-of-sharon-hibiscus (recipes)
- https://thepreservedplate.weebly.com/blog/rose-of-sharon-jelly (recipes)
- https://sharonglasgow.com/2015/07/rose-of-sharon-10-things-to-make-10-health-facts
- https://thepreservedplate.weebly.com/blog/rose-of-sharon-jelly