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Meet Hibiscus! (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Originally from Africa, this vibrant plant is widely used in Brazil. Its deep-red, tart calyces make beautiful teas, syrups, and cocktails. In mixology, hibiscus adds natural color, refreshing acidity, and a floral touch to gin fizzes and spritzes!
November 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
honkytonkfarms.bsky.social
Today’s roselle hibiscus harvest! Restocking for tomorrow’s Blythewood Farmer’s Market: blythewoodfarmersmarket.com
A metal colander full of bright red roselle hibiscus calyces Close up of roselle calyces Colander of roselle calyces held up in front of a row of roselle hibiscus plants
October 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
honkytonkfarms.bsky.social
With the cooler temperatures & decreased sunlight, the calyces are taking longer to grow, so I’m harvesting them smaller. I hope this means more calyces will continue to develop until the frost (which I predict will be much later this year than it traditionally is),
October 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
honkytonkfarms.bsky.social
instead of all the plants’ energy going into producing a few larger calyces for seed. This also means I’ll have dried roselle at the remaining weeks of the farmer’s market. First come, first served.
October 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
honkytonkfarms.bsky.social
Typically I like to wait until the calyces are bigger (right before the seeds inside are fully developed, though there is a window where you can get both viable seed & fresh calyx; I saved some seed earlier this season that way).
October 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
deaislimited.bsky.social
Once the petals fall, the vibrant calyces are harvested, dried, and used for tea, juice, food colouring, and herbal products.
The dried hibiscus calyces produce a tart, cranberry-like ruby-red infusion known locally as Zobo and internationally as hibiscus tea or karkadé.
October 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
deaislimited.bsky.social
#ExportTuesday

Hibiscus sabdariffa, commonly known as Roselle, Hibiscus, or Zobo, is a tropical plant in the Malvaceae family. Widely cultivated across Nigeria and West Africa, its deep red calyces (the fleshy outer part of the flower) are the main commercial product.
October 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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What are the benefits of hibiscus (sobolo/zobo/bissap)?

Hibiscus tea, known as sobolo, zobo, or bissap in different regions, is made from the dried red calyces of the Hibiscus sabdariffa plant [1][4]. It has a long history of use in traditional medicine across West Africa, Central America, and the…
What are the benefits of hibiscus (sobolo/zobo/bissap)?
Hibiscus tea, known as sobolo, zobo, or bissap in different regions, is made from the dried red calyces of the Hibiscus sabdariffa plant [1][4]. It has a long history of use in traditional medicine across West Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean [1]. Modern research has focused on several potential health benefits, particularly for heart and metabolic health, though it is important to separate what is well documented from what is still being studied. The strongest human evidence supports a modest blood pressure-lowering effect. A large review of 26 randomized controlled trials, involving 1,797 participants, found that hibiscus reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a dose-dependent manner compared to placebo [5].
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October 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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🌼 Digitalium monographia: Londini: Typis Ricardi et Arthuri Taylor: MDCCCXXI [1821].

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Hand-coloured botanical engraving of rusty foxglove, Digitalis ferruginea. A tall, dense flower spike rises from a leafy base. Its tip is a narrow cluster of green buds, which give way to pale pink and then rusty-orange tubular flowers with hairy lips and yellow throats. On the left are a long, narrow, dark green leaf and a cut stem section with curling leaves. On the right are dissected flower parts: calyces, corollas, stamens with yellow anthers, and a pistil. The italic caption 'Digitalis ferruginea' and the credit 'Ferd. Bauer del. et sc.' appear at lower right, with 'Tab. XI.' at top right.
October 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
dogofthedesert.bsky.social
A male orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) nectaring on purple aster (Dieteria sp., I think). Photo taken at Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico on October 8, 2026.

#nature #naturephotography #birds
A bright yellow butterfly nectaring on a bright purple flower with an orange-yellow central disk. The image also shows green stems and calyces. The calyces look pineapple-shaped to me! But back to the star of the show. The butterfly is seen in profile, with its head to the right. The wings are folded, so we're looking at the right underwings. They're mostly yellow, but with a few dark spots here and there. A couple of the spots have light centers. The body and eye appear to be greenish yellow. The proboscis is extended into the central disk of the flower.
October 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
honkytonkfarms.bsky.social
Anton: Roselle 🌺 Roselle (or hibiscus) is bold, vibrant, and the life of the party—just like Anton. But at the end of the day, roselle is that herbal tea you can lean back on for support.
A close-up of roselle calyces with three Polaroids: Anton, a bowl of roselle calyces, and roselle plants in bloom
October 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
plentifulearth.bsky.social
🌺 The Venus Love Tea That Won't Take Milk
Hibiscus is a classic Venus herb for love teas, and it's acidic enough to curdle milk on contact. Here's why it happens, how to keep a hibiscus drink creamy, and a simple honey love tea.

Photo: Revolution_Ferg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Baskets of dried red hibiscus calyces for karkadé at a market in Aswan, Egypt
October 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
smreine.bsky.social
anyway, thinking about distinguishing nightshade toxicity by size of calyces and drawing eyeballs in them
October 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
photographyguy28.bsky.social
Good Morning Bluesky Folks!

It’s an Early Start for me Today anyway here is a Photograph of a Beautiful purpletop vervain flower that I Captured Yesterday with My iPhone 17 pro!

🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #iphone17pro
This photograph features a close-up, top-down view of Purple Top Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) in bloom:  Flowers: The plant has delicate clusters of tiny, star-shaped flowers with five light purple/lavender petals and darker pinkish-purple central tubes/calyces.  Structure: Two primary flower heads (umbel-like clusters) are visible—a smaller cluster near the top and a larger, fuller cluster just below it, set against slim green stems.  Background: The background consists of a textured, grey asphalt/pavement surface.
October 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
photographyguy28.bsky.social
Good Morning Bluesky Folks!

While visiting Dyrham Park, I spotted a beautiful purple sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum) plant growing in the gardens. I captured it on my Canon EOS R50!

🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #CanonR50
This image shows a close-up, vertical shot of annual statice (Limonium sinuatum) growing outdoors in sunlight.  Key Details: Flowers: Dense, paper-like clusters of vivid, deep purple calyces topped with tiny white corollas (petals) blooming at the center of the individual flower heads.  Stems & Leaves: Bright green, winged, and slightly ruffled stems and foliage supporting the erect flowering stalks.  Lighting & Background: Bright, natural sunlight illuminates the flowers from the side, casting gentle shadows and blurring the natural background of foliage and soil (bokeh effect).
October 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
photographyguy28.bsky.social
Good Afternoon Bluesky Folks!

While visiting Dyrham Park, I spotted a beautiful sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum) plant growing in the gardens. I captured it on my Canon EOS R50!

🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PlantSky #UkGardening #Bloomscrolling #Flower #CanonR50
This close-up photo features vibrant magenta-pink statice flowers (Limonium sinuatum):  Flowers: Dense, papery clusters of vivid pinkish-purple calyces bloom along winged green stems. Tiny white corollas (inner petals) can be seen peeking out from some of the calyces.  Background: The background consists of a soft, out-of-focus mix of green foliage and stem structures under bright natural sunlight, creating a nice contrast that makes the pink blossoms stand out.
October 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
utkherbarium.bsky.social
Meet Dr. Vernon McNeilus (1924–2002), a physician, educator, and passionate botanist who collected thousands of plant specimens and volunteered countless hours at the UT Herbarium. His collections remain an important part of TENN's scientific record. #PlantCollector #HerbariumHistory
October 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
dogofthedesert.bsky.social
Two Pueblo cultivars... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) spread to the U.S. Southwest from Mexico more than 1000 years ago. Punche (Nicotiana rustica) may have been acquired from Hispanic colonists about 300 years ago. Photos taken in the Tijeras Pueblo Museum demonstration garden on October 8, 2026.
Two cotton bolls, one of which has opened, revealing a mass of white fibers with four individual parts. The other boll, not open yet, is splotchy red and green; it's round but with a point at the far end. The photo cincludes a large leaf from the plant. The leaf has three points, and is rounded at the base, reminding me vaguely of an ivy leaf. A disorganized mass of flowers, on multiple stems. The flowers are pale green-yellow and tubular, with flaring ends to the tubes. The calyces and stems are green and fuzzy-looking. Some of the flowers are withering, turning white and brown. There's no scale in the picture but the impression (a correct one) is that the individual flowers are small.
October 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
salenagh.bsky.social
Demogorgon tarts, with prickly pear jelly and hibiscus calyces
October 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
toxicoradica.northsky.social
🌸 white turtlehead 🌿
Chelone glabra

despite the common name, is not actually related to turtles

#nativeplants #ecoregion71
a terminal flowerspike of large, tubular, bilabiate flowers, subtended by four green, lance-shaped leaf bracts. the flowers and buds in this spike have two green sepal-like bracts tucked up tight around their calyces, obscuring some of the actual sepals, which are sightly lighter green & oval. three flowers are in bloom: two facing away, one in best focus facing partially forward but mostly to the right. there is also a large bud nearly ready to open on the left. the corollas are mostly white, but at the tips they have patches of a deep purplish pink particularly on the inside surfaces. the upper lip is helmet-shaped and composed of two shallow lobes separated by a ridge running along the middle of the helmet and a small notch at the tip of the upper lip. the lower lip has three lobes: two lobes on the sides and an elevated, tongue-like lobe in the middle. long white hairs grow on the inner surface of the lower lip. looking directly into the face of a turtlehead flower. a twig has been used to press down on the tubular, bilabiate flower's lower lip, revealing the reproductive structures usually hidden within the tubular portion of the corolla. the lower lip has two lateral lobes as well as a slightly elevated middle lobe with more pronounced dark pink coloration. long white hairs grow on the inner surface of all three lobes on the lower lip. the helmet-like upper lip is mostly white, only turning pink at its tip. arching just below the upper lip from the back of the flower are four stamens and a single style. two stamens on each side curve like ribs towards the tip of the upper lip. their thick white filaments have dense hairs by the base, but turn smooth further up. the anthers are covered in white fuzzy hairs. the smooth white style runs up the middle, along the top ridge formed where the two upper lobes meet. the stigma barely pokes out above the fuzzy anthers, and is difficult to discern. turtlehead flowers face left & right in the background. white turtlehead growing at the edge and indeed within a shallow creek running on shale bedrock. short, flat shale and chert rocks sit loose in the water, nowhere near inundation. brown, freshly fallen tree leaves float on the creek or are trapped on the rocks. a fallen tree trunk runs across the photo left to right just behind the prone stem of the turtlehead. the stem would likely stand over waist high if it were upright instead of running just above & frequently resting on slight prominences in the bedrock. the turtlehead's leaves are large, green, and lance-shaped, occuring alternate & at intervals along the stem. the stems of flowerspikes branch by the leaf nodes. half a dozen spikes of large, tubular flowers can be seen in this photo, though some are largely hidden behind leaves. the flowers are mostly white but turn pink at their tips. angled slightly ascending from the spike, their helmet-like upper lips and tongue-like lower lips seem to resemble the outstretched head of a turtle. up to around four or five flowers are blooming from each spike.
September 29, 2026 at 1:19 AM
lynnesargent.bsky.social
Sweet nectar, divine tea
I'm sure your pistils know
all secrets

adorning fences only to welcome
make bright our parties and our lips

showy petals & delectable calyces
filling cups until they overflow
so the next guest may always join
our table.
therisingtithes.bsky.social Brandon O’Brien, wrestling with the words @therisingtithes.bsky.social · Sep 26
Happy birthday!

I'll take a hibiscus, please 🌺
September 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
dogofthedesert.bsky.social
There's still time to enjoy this year's crop of globemallows (Sphaeralcea sp.). Photo taken at Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque, on September 17, 2026.

#nature #naturephotography #flowers #wildflowers
A spike of flowers, plus flower buds, on a fuzzy pale green stalk. Each open flower has five petals that are mostly bright orange, but green at their bases. The central part looks a bit like a cauliflower stalk, only with a yellow head. The bud calyces are the same pale green as the main stalk. A closer look shows drops of rainwater (despite the photo being taken in full sun), and even a few tiny ants. The blurred-out background for the image is mostly the same pale green as the central stalk.
September 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
nemunemu-nyanko.bsky.social
タイトル: 化学的単側内リンパ管切除後の中枢および末梢可塑性：グリア反応、カリックスダイナミクス、および行動的結果
要点1: cULは1日目から有意な姿勢の欠損を誘発し、過活動や不安様行動が9日目から現れて持続した。
要点2: cULにより、片側内リンパ管切除は中枢のグリア反応を促し、異臭細胞カリックスの損失を引き起こすが、偶然に両側性の末梢性可塑性も示唆された。
Central and peripheral plasticity after chemical unilateral labyrinthectomy: Glial responses, calyces dynamics, and behavioral consequences.
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September 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
toxicoradica.northsky.social
🌸 beechdrops 🌿
Epifagus virginiana

obligate parasite
epi "upon" fagus "beech"

#nativeplants #ecoregion71
a tall raceme with around half a dozen white and purple flowers blooming. the flowering stalk is a pale brownish color with purple streaks; the flowers grow alternate, facing all directions around. each flower is set in a cup-shaped white calyx with five purple lobes that run up the side of the corolla. the tubular, slightly downward-arching corollas are mostly white but have purple streaks along the midline of their four lobes; the top lobe has a particularly thick streak. there are flowerbuds above the blooming flowers on the raceme, and expired flowers below. the background is blurry old fallen tree leaves from last year. a close-up on a portion of a raceme of 4-lobed, tubular, white and purple flowers. the stalk off which the flowers grow is off-white with purplish vertical streaks. the flowers grow on very short, nearly nonexistent, flowerstems & have white cup-shaped calyces each with five purple lobes. their corollas are white but streaked with purple along the creased midline of its four lobes, especially on the top lobe. four stamens are tucked inside each flower, but they are hard to see even in the few flowers that are facing us; however, the white style with its yellow stigma is easy to see as it tends to stick out just beyond the end of the corolla. beechdrops growing on a forest floor littered with tan and gray fallen tree leaves from last autumn along with a few sticks. in the background there are trees of small to moderate width with green leaves, a few bushes, but really not much growing on the floor. there are a pair of beechdrops growing next to each other in a patch of moss in the foreground. each has a mess of brown, tan, and pale ascending branches. all the stems are lined with alternate flowers. no part of the plants are green; they completely lack chlorophyll. low on the stems, the flowers have a similar appearance to flowerbuds; they are self-pollinating closed flowers. only a few flowers high on the stems are open flowers that might cross-pollinate. the open flowers angle upwards from their calyces but have gently downward-arching tubular corollas, colored white and purple.
August 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
toxicoradica.northsky.social
🌸 mouse bean 🌿
Amphicarpaea bracteata

#nativeplants #ecoregion71
a cluster of legume-type flowers, three visible and one obscured (and a fifth half out of frame on the left) at the end of a horizontal stem running in from the left. they have deep tubular white calyces which end in pointed lobes. the petals emerge from the calyx wrapped into a tube. the upper petal (the banner) peels away from the rest, its lateral edges rolled up. most of the banner is white but it turns purple by the tip. two white wing petals are held straight forward below the banner, and the two white keel petals are positioned similarly beneath them. the same cluster of four flowers but rolled over onto the underside of a flipped up light green leaflet with a pattern of branching veins raised from its surface. the flowers have tubular white calyces with pointed lobes, light purple banner petals with rolled back lateral edges, white wing petals, and white keel petals. the wings form an upper hood over the keels, which true to their name resemble the keel of a boat, curving upwards at the tip and keeping tightly together. mouse bean twining through neighboring plants low to the ground. this vine has trifoliate green leaves. the two lateral leaflets are egg-shaped but asymmetric--the side of the leaflet nearest the terminal leaflet is thinner than the far side--though they do mirror each other. the terminal leaflet has a markedly longer leafstem than the other two, is symmetrical, widest below the middle & narrows to an acute tip. a raceme of flowers grows from the axil of a leaf near the middle of the photo. the flowers are white and light purple, growing out of tubular white calyces.
August 30, 2026 at 2:06 AM