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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Q: I am new to Houston and not familiar with hibiscus care. Mine are leggy with blooms at the ends but few leaves on the branches. Can I trim them to promote a fuller looking plant? When? — J.H., ...

Key Points Whether to prune perennials in November depends on the type of plant.Plants with powdery mildew should be pruned ...

Hibiscus is a cocktail of three parts Champagne and two parts chilled cranberry juice. But here in South Florida, we also see the hibiscus plant growing throughout the area. Hibiscus is a large ...

QUESTION: Frost has damaged the ends of our hibiscus branches in one area of the landscape. When can we prune the plants? Why weren’t plants in other areas affected? ANSWER: Some areas of the ...

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 ...