Hardy hibiscus can be pruned either in late fall or in late winter to early spring. If you live on the colder side of their hardiness range, then Neimann recommends leaving the stems standing through ...

Hibiscus plants come in many forms, and some are better suited to winter than others. Either way, there are precautions you ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Though they both produce beautiful flowers, there's a difference between hardy and tropical hibiscus plants and how you should prepare them for the winter. While hardy plants can handle winter ...

What should I do to improve the growth of the ornamental hibiscus tree that I purchased a couple of years ago? I have been keeping it inside over winter and then putting it outside for the summer.

No other summer flowering shrub surpasses the tropical hibiscus for glossy, dark green foliage and nonstop flowers in red, pink, yellow, orange, white, lavender or even brown and gray. And the ...

I don’t normally believe people who move to Florida do so because of the wonderful botanicals we are able to grow here. I know I moved here for a job, but the perks of a frost-free area and sunshine ...

Question: I have hibiscus and azaleas that grow green plants, but no flowers even though they receive water and fertilizer. What else is needed? Answer: Such healthy plants with no flowers suggest the ...

DEAR JOE: Malabar chestnut plants (Pachira aquatica) are typically trained into tree form with five braided trunks. Sold as “money trees,” the plants are said to symbolize prosperity and good fortune.

Hibiscus plants, members of the “Mallow” family, are noted for their huge, delicate flowers in shades of yellow, orange and red, that resemble crepe paper. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis or Chinese Hibiscus, ...

Q: I have an ornamental hibiscus tree that I purchased a long time ago at a home center. It’s a funny tree — it tends to concentrate on blossoms but has minimal leaves year-round. It can have numerous ...