You might know jamaica - tangy dried hibiscus petals - as a popular tea. Here it serves as a chewy flavorful meat substitute in pretty purple quesadillas.

Hibiscus oil, made from the petals and leaves of the hibiscus plant, is an effective remedy for thinning hair, hair loss, and dry scalp.

Flowers are employing a materials science phenomenon typically associated with failures in structural engineering to produce exquisite three-dimensional petal patterns to lure pollinators.

Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes—a crucial pre-pattern that can significantly impact their ...

Boil hibiscus petals into a tea, when it reaches color and flavor of your liking, strain it out and cool. Add to sugar so that the sugar is a wet sand texture. Place the sugar into molds and after ...

The hibiscus flower which is known commonly in India as Jaswanti is common fixture in most Indian gardens and flower nurseries. As kids we have all played with its ruby red petals or sipped on its ...

Both the hibiscus petals and calyxes can be harvested and put into use when dried. While germinating, the plant first produces a flower and after three weeks it forms a fruit with seeds which is ...

Question: Some flower buds on a hibiscus tree are covered in slightly sticky, tiny gray/brown insects, which are eating the petals. How can I rid the tree of them? Answer: From your description it ...