Applying Epsom salt does not produce more hibiscus blooms and can even be harmful. Epsom salt adds magnesium to the soil and should not be applied without a soil test. For a prolific hibiscus bloom, ...

Q: Two falls ago, I overwintered three hibiscus plants. I put them back on my patio last summer only to have no blossoms. The local nursery told me that some hibiscus only flower every other year. I ...

Large funnel-shaped hardy hibiscus blooms attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer through fall. They need lots of water and full sun during bloom time, and they thrive in heat and humidity.

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.

Besides providing freshness to the air and bringing down the temperature, the onset of the monsoon season turns the gardens ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you have a hardy hibiscus growing in your yard, it’s understandable that you want to maximize its bloom—the large flowers of hibiscus are simply gorgeous. People often tout Epsom salt as a cure-all ...