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Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa
A maroon colored calyx.
A red, healthy tea.
A natural food dye.
A leafy green to be.
Hibiscus Team
Hibiscus Team
Seeding of 35 different Hibiscus sabdariffa accessions was conducted on June 18, 2025.
Hibiscus plants were field planted on July 22, 2025.
Hibiscus Data Collection
Hibiscus Data Collection
For our first cycle of evaluation, M.S. student Asmita Bhusal is focused on developing a set of descriptors based on the variability among these accessions.
Bhusal is developing ratings and metrics for growth, architecture, disease and pest resistance, timing of flowering and harvest, and yield and chemistry of harvested crop.
Using these descriptors, she will build an evaluation of all commercial and public lines of H. sabdariffa as we build towards breeding more productive, healthier, Hibiscus for human consumption as a beverage, leafy green, and natural food colorant.
Picking and GRINning
Picking and GRINning
Harvest Evaluation: Harvest evaluation is coming soon while the flowers in our first plot develop.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Screening for Texas: We are working to collect more cultivars from the USDA Germplasm Repository (GRIN), commercial sources, and collaborators so we can find the best plants to parent the future of Hibiscus in Texas.
Tea Trials: Working collaboratively with researchers from the Department of Horticultural Sciences, Food Science and Technology, and farmers, we will be characterizing tea processing practices to identify how to make the most delicious and nutritious teas we can.
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