Deadheading hibiscus before seed formation keeps the plant focused on producing new flowers. Moisture imbalances, lack of sunlight, or pest issues can keep your plant from blooming. Give hibiscus care ...

Scaled-down versions of the tropical-looking hibiscus are making their way indoors, while growers try to uproot African violets as the nation’s favorite indoor flowering plant. The traditional ...

Both hardy and tropical hibiscus plants can survive the winter with a little extra care before cool weather strikes.

Applying Epsom salt does not produce more hibiscus blooms and can even be harmful. Epsom salt adds magnesium to the soil and should not be applied without a soil test. For a prolific hibiscus bloom, ...

This has been the year of the hibiscus at my house, with tropical selections such as South Pacific Sipper, Monsoon Mixer, Hawaiian Big Kahuna and Fiesta. The past few weeks, however, it is the Holy ...

My mother got a hibiscus plant for Easter about five years ago. With care and luck we have been able not only to get that plant to grow, but to flourish. This week, we are enjoying the hibiscus in its ...

Cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella) is a vibrant, fast-growing shrubby plant with rich burgundy foliage and handsome palmate leaves resembling those of a red Japanese maple tree. It is ...

A genus of subtropical woody shrubs and small trees, hibiscus is an easy-to-care-for plant that produces stunning blooms. Hibiscus is prized not just for its beautiful blooms, but for its many ...

Q: Two falls ago, I overwintered three hibiscus plants. I put them back on my patio last summer only to have no blossoms. The local nursery told me that some hibiscus only flower every other year. I ...

Here's my recipe for a spectacular Gulf Coast summer garden: Take hibiscus. Mix them with anything, or savor them all alone. The Gulf Coast is made for hibiscus, and Mobile is a city literally built ...

Q. I have a hibiscus I call a ruffled bloom (others call it a double bloom) that has bloomed profusely for the last three years. It is blooming again this year, but the blooms are now single flowers.