Hibiscus Flower whole (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Love and lust: brewed into a tea and shared with a lover, or drunk alone before going out to attract.
• Love sachets: added whole to red pouches with rose petals and cinnamon.
• Candle work: ground and rolled onto a dressed red candle for passion work.

A Simple Working

• Steep a small handful of hibiscus in hot water for ten minutes with a cinnamon stick.
• Add a few rose petals and a spoonful of honey.
• Light a red candle beside the pot.
• Stir clockwise, saying what you want to draw between you.
• Pour two cups and share the drink with the one you want.
• Let the candle burn out.

Pairs Well With

• Rose petals for love drawing.
• Cinnamon to warm and quicken the work.
• Honey to sweeten someone toward you.
• A red candle for passion work.

What You Receive

Whole dried hibiscus flowers (roselle calyces), available in 1 oz, 2 oz and 1 lb.

Origin & Lore

Roselle is a tropical hibiscus grown across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean for its fleshy red calyces, the cup that wraps the seed pod. These are dried and steeped into sharp red drinks, and in West Africa the leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

The same crimson flower is the Christmas sorrel of Jamaica, the agua de jamaica of Mexican street stalls and the karkade of Egypt.

In Jamaica and across the Caribbean, sorrel brewed with ginger and spices is the drink of Christmas, made when the calyces ripen in December. In Egypt and Sudan, karkade has long been the drink served to welcome guests and toast celebrations.