Yep!
I make hibiscus tea.
I'll have to try sauteing them. Sounds yummy.
Barb

I tear off the petals and eat the green nubbin below. Tastes like okra. LOL They are related, you know.

you gotta be kidding me, I had no idea they were edible

Hibiscus tea is popular both here in the Middle East (especially Egypt) and in Mexico and the carribean. In Mexican restaurants it will be sold as 'Jamaica'. The brew the tea and add sugar, then add ice and drink it cold. I always thought they used the blossoms, but I read the other day that they use the seed pods. See Hibiscus sabdariffa

Here is a link that might be useful: Jungle Seeds

I've never tried sauteing them but I also have brewed them in tea.

yes, hibiscus are edible and yummy....tastes similar to daylily petals, which are also edible and yummy...like the best, sweetest lettuce. Summer come on!
firefly

Is all species of Hibiscus blooms, edible?

The only hibiscus I know that is edible is this:

Do you any of you know what species or variety of hibiscus you are eating? I'll be trying to grow this in my front yard, soon, and I love the color of the hibiscus.

I've made tea out of the petals of tropical hibiscus (rosa-sinensis) and it was nummy.
Barb

I loooove hibiscus tea...I first discovered jamaica juice when I was in Mexico. I'm thinking about getting a hibiscus mostly so I can have fresh tea (and the gorgeous flowers, of course!). Are any varieties inedible? Do some have more/better flavor than others?

Just today, I received some seeds I'd ordered - one was ROSELLE (hibiscus sabdariffa) - the bud used in tea. The planting instructions say it needs a long hot growing season. I wonder if north Florida summers will be suffecient? I also received Jicama and Tea Tree seeds. Will try to get them all started tomorrow so as soon as the weather settles, I should have baby plants ready for the garden. cora