Turmeric Dragon Fruit Fruiting usually begins within 3-5

Fruiting usually begins within 3-5 years by which time it can be quite productive but can sometimes take longer

A tropical Hibiscus with semi-double pale orange/apricot coloured flowers

Roselle flowers are a staple flavouring in the tropics

jams or maybe frozen

Young leaves are soft and light grayish-blue-green

Turmeric Dragon Fruit Fruiting usually begins within 3-5Curcuma longa or Turmeric is widely used in cooking and medicine. Its rhizomes are dried and powdered to get the bright yellow spice that flavours and colours countless dishes across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It can be grown fairly easily in NZ much like Ginger though it frost sensitive and may die back over winter.