Pruning hibiscus boosts branching, airflow, and blooms, though it delays flowers slightly. Tropical hibiscus is cut back by one-third in spring; hardy types just need dead stems removed. To shape as a ...

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 ...

Q. I bought a hibiscus five years ago, and it is about 9 feet tall and needs pruning. When and how should I prune it? It has always bloomed, and I don't want to prune it incorrectly and stop the ...

Why hibiscus is the most wanted tropical plant for home décor. Learn how to grow, care for, and enjoy its vibrant blooms all ...

Q: I have a hibiscus in a 20-inch clay pot with wrinkled flower buds, small leaves and leggy stems. The hibiscus gets filtered light on my south-facing patio and gets hand-watered every other day. A: ...

A stunning white hibiscus flower in dappled sunlight, surrounded by green foliage - Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus, H. moscheutos, H. coccineus) is a stunning ...

Gardeners cut back perennials in the fall to tidy up their yards, prevent problems with overwintering diseases and pests, and make it easy for new growth to emerge in the spring. But some plants ...

Is there any advantage or danger if I prune my hibiscus bushes from their current 6 to 7 feet down to 3 to 4 feet before the chance of hard freezes? If I prune them back to 3 to 4 feet, they will be ...

Their colorful flowers can be as big as dinner plates. Fact checked by Elizabeth Berry Large funnel-shaped hardy hibiscus blooms attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer through fall. They ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. Is there any advantage or danger if I prune my hibiscus bushes from ...