It’s roselle season in Houston. Scientifically known as Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle is as beautiful as it is flavorful. Last winter’s freeze claimed the giant roselle bush in my backyard, but ...

Hibiscus sabdariffa, used in hibiscus tea and an increasing number of foods and drinks, is also the primary ingredient for sorrel, a holiday drink in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Shown here ...

Carrie Shawala still remembers the response when friends would join her family for dinner. “Their mouths would drop literally to the floor and they would ask ‘Why do you have so much food?'” she said.

Roselle, scientifically known as Hibiscus sabdariffa, is a tropical plant valued for its striking red calyces, which are widely used in teas, jams, and natural syrups. Beyond its culinary applications ...

If all goes well, Alicia Bacon’s plot at the Ocean View Farms community garden in Mar Vista will be a garden of scents this summer, an olfactory orchestra of plumeria, the flowering vine known as ...