Q: I have an ornamental hibiscus tree that I purchased a long time ago at a home center. It’s a funny tree — it tends to concentrate on blossoms but has minimal leaves year-round. It ca… ...

If leaves turn yellow, try an Epsom salts application, following label directions. Then keep the soil moist and maintain up to a 2-inch mulch over the root system. Check for scale insects, and if ...

Even in the United States, you can grow tropical hibiscus and enjoy delicious, healthy tea. We’ll tell you how to plant, when to plant, how to harvest, and how much yield you can expect from ...

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.

Hibiscus plants, members of the “Mallow” family, are noted for their huge, delicate flowers in shades of yellow, orange and red, that resemble crepe paper. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis or Chinese ...

Tropical hibiscus, the highly ornamental members of the mallow family, are favorites in Upper Gulf Coast gardens, and availability of exotic but dependable varieties is on the rise. Roz Merritt ...

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 ...

In fact, a hardy hibiscus, the Luna series hibiscus, is a Louisiana Super Plants selection for spring 2014. Louisiana gardeners have long loved the tropical hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.