I don't often take photos of flowers because, I must confess, I tend to find them a teeny little bit boring.
Now before you all start throwing things at the computer screen in disgust, it's not flowers that I find boring as such, it's just that I don't have a whole lot I can say about them. Flowers are pretty, some smell lovely, here's a photo of a flower. That's about all I can do.
And that's trying really hard.
But today, with this flower, things are a little different. Because this flower has sent me into alternating states of rapture and worry. Rapture because this fabulous little scrunched up rosella blossom is so pretty, and worry because I am under the impression that rosella should be picked before it blooms.
Oops.
So now I think I may have missed all cordial and jam making opportunities.
Unless somehow the blossom stuffs itself back in?
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I've never heard of rosella before so had to look back at your other post.
I hope you haven't missed out on the cordial and jam making but if you have at least you can enjoy the flowers!
I am thinking that if I let it go to seed I will be able to grow lots and lots of plants next year and really jam it up. I think I would have had just enough for around half a glass of cordial or perhaps a teaspoon of jam this year!
Despite what you say, it's a very striking photo. At first I thought it was a bluff, and that you had photographed a scrunched-up piece of fabric just to fool us - but then I've never seen a Rosella flower, and would be easily duped!
Ali, Blogger's been messing about with my photos but if you click on the little white boxes you should get them.
What a gorgeous flower - even if it does mean you've missed out on cordial (not that I have any idea what a rosella is).
I'm with you on the flower photos actually. But I've got to say your photo is fantastic, beautiful and weird.
I love that photo Ali, I was not aware that rosellas opened up any more than the bud you often see. I have been trying to do some research into making those flower balls for tea, and read that it is the rosella flower used, not the regular hibiscus, so I will be closely following along on this story. By the way the posting photos onto blogspot problem can be rectified by using google chrome instead of explorer.
Okay Ali, hate to burst your bubble but I am pretty certain that ain't no rosella blossom...
You don't pick rosella before they bloom - try googling rosella flower images for an idea. They look a bit like leucadendron if you know what that looks like?
So... in short start panicking because I don't believe they are rosella! If you take a photo of the whole plant and post it here or BLF I'll have a look and see if we can identify for you.
On a happier note - my second banana bunch was harvested today, there are a couple of ripe ones... in fact the neighbours kids came and told me 'my mum said you have to pick the banana bunch or else the birds will eat it and can she buy some' - I said NO cos I want them all to myself lol
Hee hee, it doesn't look like one, does it? But I promise it is... hang on and I will post some more photos of it...
That's fabulous that you have another bunch of bananas coming on, mine are still sitting there getting fatter and not doing a whole lot... and I am about to post about the one I picked the other day right now :)
Mark, I would never intentionally mislead or dupe you... only because I think you'd get me back :D
AA, I didn't either, you can imagine my surprise when I saw it yesterday morning looking bright as a button. I am interested in making some jam from them, but it will have to wait until next year now, as I don't have nearly enough plants for that.
VG, yep, boring... but oh so pretty in a vase!
Mrs Lottie, I didn't either, until I grew some... the jam is well known, have you ever had rosella jam?
Ali
I too have rosellas and plan to do a blog about them in the next few days as I harvest them. I had never grown them before so I planted 5 seeds last year and now I have a Rosella hedge. Mine are exactly like yours doing the flowering thing but I have just been out to check to day and they are back to looking like the Rosellas they were before they flowered.
I found it quite hard to find out exactly when I should be harvesting them but I think I have found the answer. From what I can gather you pick them 3 weeks after flowering then set about peeling the outside off for cooking. I will have some better instructions when I do the blog in the next day or 2.
Ooo Fiona, I'll make sure to come and take a look at your blog then... I thought you were supposed to pick them before they flowered, it will be much better the other way around though, then the flowering would work as a reminder.
Can't wait for your post.
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