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

Last spring, I planted a firebush (Hamelia patens) in the sunny spot outside my kitchen window. I put it exactly in line with the place I gaze out the window while cooking or having coffee. It is the ...

If you’re like me, you love adding a pop of color to your yard and making it the envy of the neighborhood. And landscaping ...

Some plants have tiny subtle flowers, so small and hidden you have to seek them out to enjoy them amidst the foliage. Hibiscus is not one of these plants. The flowers of hibiscus are big, brilliant, ...

There are hundreds of types of hibiscus with sizes and colors so varied it would take a lifetime to collect them all. The name of this gorgeous flowering plant comes from the ancient Greek word ...

If you lived in ancient Greece and someone told you they were growing a hibiscus plant, you may have then inquired about coming by to roast marshmallows once the plant’s roots were well-established, ...

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 ...

Now that the heat and humidity have our attention, so do tropical blooms. The queen of them all - the saucy hibiscus - takes the summer garden to another latitude. Of the more than 200 species in the ...

I was checking out at my local nursery/hardware store when I saw Hibiscus two for the price of one. Since I brake for BOGO sales I bought two. I love these tropical beauties, but after carefully ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: I have a hibiscus tree that is about 4 years old. The last two years, when I brought it in the house for the winter, it dropped all the leaves and bloomed all through the winter. Last ...

Pinkish-red hibiscus flower with long yellow stamen and green foliage. - Anhie13/Shutterstock Hibiscus, the glamour queen of the garden, unfurls its short-lived blooms in variations of red, yellow, ...