Wild rosella plants are popping up around the Top End of the Northern Territory at the moment like beautiful 'red beacons'.

A type of hibiscus, the plant is an introduced species, that typically grows in the most northern parts of Australia.

The petals are most commonly known for their use in champagne and for making jams, but listeners of the NT Country Hour today shared a wealth of rosella recipes and secrets.

There were some cracking suggestions including 'Rosella Sangria' by Greg in Nightcliff.

Rosella Sangria RECIPE:

Handful of rosellas in a jug

Cherry vodka

Red wine

Mango slices

Scoop of passionfruit

And stir in some lemonade

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Listen Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds 5 m Farmer Karen Dean talking about growing rosellas commercially in the Northern Territory ( Matt Brann ) Download 2.4 MB

Karen Dean from Crazy Acres near Darwin grows rosellas on her farm.

She turns the rosellas into a syrup, which is put into a homemade ice-cream.

"When it's in the ice-cream, it gives it a berry flavour," she said.

"It's got a nice tropical flavour... and is very easy to grow, it's actually in the weeds book, they self-propagate."

The Country Hour got a call from Gail in Adelaide River, who says a number of residents have their 'secret rosella patches'.

She said the town will be holding a Rosella Festival on the 25th of July.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Listen Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds 2 m 25 s Gail calls the NT Country Hour to tell everyone about the upcoming Rosella Festival ( Matt Brann ) Download 1.1 MB

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