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Old 10-09-2004, 09:36 AM
Nick Maclaren
 
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Pam Moore writes:
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| Bush tea is I think Roi-bosch (sp?) which means red bush in Afrikaans
| (sp) My South African friend drinks it.
| If my spelling is wrong perhaps it was a typo!

Rooibos. As in rooinek. A.k.a. rozelle, a.k.a. Hibiscus
sabdariffa. No, that's not bush tea.

I have failed to grow rozelle and okra in a polytunnel - the
former didn't germinate, and the latter dropped leaves every
time the temperature dropped.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.