How Do You Collect Seeds From Annual Hibiscus?
Hibiscus flowers, annual plants that belong to the Malvaceae family, come in a vast array of colors and sizes. The Hibiscus, with an equally wide range of uses from aesthetic to medicinal, can be found in gardens and fields throughout the world. Start your own collection of these colorful, stately flowers, simply by harvesting their seeds. Allow hibiscus to bloom. Seed pods form on the calyx (green structure that holds the bloom) beneath the flower. If you remove the flower, the seed pod will not have a chance to reach maturity. Give the seed pod 6-8 weeks to reach maturity. Allow the flower to maintain its natural cycle, from bloom until death. The flower will close up and fall off of the calyx, revealing the maturing seed pod. Harvest the seed pod once it has formed a papery husk and turns brown. Use a plastic bag or paper bag to catch the pods so that the individual seeds inside do not escape. Gently snip or twist off the seed pod from the calyx, leaving the rest of the plant untouc
