Luna series hibiscus, is a Louisiana Super Plants selection for spring 2014. (Courtesy of LSU AgCenter/Dan Gill) If you've ever paid attention to the enthusiastic plant descriptions in magazine and ...

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 ...

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Though they both produce beautiful flowers, there's a difference between hardy and tropical hibiscus plants and how you should prepare them for the winter. While hardy plants can handle winter ...

Hot, hot, hot! Heat indexes have been in the triple digits the past several days. Weather like this separates tough plants from the wimpy. Landscape plants that are native to East Texas withstand the ...

Unlike other hibiscus, frost protection is not required because it is frost tolerant. The hibiscus require little fertilizer unless they are grown in pots The hibiscus grows in most any kind of soil, ...

DEAR JOE: Malabar chestnut plants (Pachira aquatica) are typically trained into tree form with five braided trunks. Sold as “money trees,” the plants are said to symbolize prosperity and good fortune.

Q. I think I will plant different-colored hibiscus along my drive next year. My daughter said there are two kinds: hardy and tropical. Which shall I buy, and when should I plant them? -- S.T., Houston ...

Dear Carol: Should I have tied my 'Lord Baltimore' hardy hibiscus up in the spring so that it didn't spread out as it grew? This is the third year it has grown but has never spread out as much. — R.S.