If you don't have enough light, grow lights can be a great alternative. Keep these no more than 2 feet away from the foliage, but some grow lights are more powerful than others. Even if they don't ...

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 ...

When temperatures in the mid-20s or lower are predicted, cut back the hibiscuses to help facilitate covering them. If temperatures will go down to 20 degrees or lower, add a heat source under the ...

Many plants can not survive after the frost sets in, but if you plan to relocate them indoors for winter, make sure you ...

Hibiscus flowers are beautiful on the bush. But do you really take full advantage of them as cut flowers? Pat Merritt of the American Hibiscus Society, Lone Star Chapter picks unopened buds early in ...

Q: My hibiscus shrubs bloom from mid-summer through fall. The buds and leaves have all turned black, and they have white insects all over them. Susan Boling, email A: Hibiscus whitefly is a common ...

QUESTION: We have a question about trimming our hibiscus bushes. The plants are close to the house and have bent all the way over to almost laying down on the walkway. Should we try to prop them up, ...

Q: Last year, I purchased two tropical hibiscus plants and three geraniums that lived in pots on my patio all summer long. I learned, much to my surprise, that the hibiscus weren’t the hardy types I ...

Q: I have a ficus plant, about 5 1/2 feet tall. I currently have it outdoors and it seems to be doing well (full sun most of the day). Can I leave it outside year-round, or should I bring it inside ...

My outdoor Hibiscus moscheutos is being eaten up. I love the plant and hate to see it this way. Is there is something I can do? Larvae of the hibiscus sawfly are difficult to detect, because they are ...