Steven Foster's Images of Roselle, Hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa

Stock images of Roselle, Hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa. Photos © 2011 Steven Foster. Please contact us for pricing and terms at sfoster@stevenfoster.com or call +1-479-253-2629.

Forty-eight images of Roselle, Hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, a tropical member of the Malvaceae or mallow family is grown for it's succllent bright red calyx, which is plucked in the fruiting period, and dried as the source of Hibiscus tea, or used fresh in tropical regions as a refreshing cooling, fruit-like vegetable, or iced tea. Thought to have originated in Angola, it is now cultivated in warmer regions of Egypt, various Caribbean Islands, China, and Central America. The sour fruit is well-known throughout the tropcs