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 ...

Hibiscus plants brighten up gardens with their big, colorful flowers that herald summer. Correct pruning of hibiscus is crucial for maximizing the vibrant blooms in late summer and into fall. To begin ...

Pruning is essential to routine hibiscus care—it ensures that the plant produces the large, stunning flowers that make hibiscus one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs you can grow. More than 200 ...

Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus, H. moscheutos, H. coccineus) is a stunning perennial flowering shrub that can grow in hardiness zones 5 through 9 (USDA). There's a wide range of colorful ...

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: ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...

Q.: My hibiscus dies off in the fall and grows back from the roots each spring to about 8 feet tall and with 50 to 60 blossoms. Can it be trimmed to produce a lower height without damaging the new ...

Question: Could you give me some guidelines for trimming my hibiscus? It is blooming now. I see that some gardeners like to hedge them like a box, but I would like a more natural look. I appreciate ...

COLORADO, USA — Many gardeners love the big, bright flowers of tropical hibiscus. The plants, however, are tricky to grow. Their preference is a warm, humid climate. They'd much rather grow in Hawaii.

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Prune these shrubs in spring for more flowers this summer.

The beginning of February means it is time to consider the big hack job or to simply get snippy with some of your trees, shrubs and perennials. To prune or not to prune, that is the question. The ...