Their colorful flowers can be as big as dinner plates.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are your hibiscus blooming? They are beginning to show their glorious color in our neighborhoods. Everyone loves the large, flamboyant blooms of the hibiscus plant, which add bright color to any yard.

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 ...

Cranberry hibiscus grows best in full sun, moist soil, and with regular feeding. Prune stems for bushier growth and overwinter indoors in cold zones. Propagate from cuttings and use its edible leaves ...

A rose by any other name is still a rose — unless its name is Sharon. How this princess of August got its name I do not know. It isn’t a rose, but a member of the hibiscus family. Hibiscus plants ...

Colorful Foliage along San Diego’s coastline lingers, despite the lack of rainfall and warmer, drier days. In the older, landscaped neighborhoods of Coronado, Point Loma, Pacific Beach, and La Jolla, ...