Hibiscus Health

Carefree -- need virtually no care whatsoever -- not even winter protection at 25 degrees below zero! Thrive in full or partial sun for a lifetime. The Hardy Giant Hibiscus plant comes in mixed colors only: Red, Pink, White, Maroon, or Salmon.

'Showtime' Hibiscus has semidouble, light purple-pink flowers with red centers. Able to tolerate zones 5-9. These are the tropical types such as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis or Chinese hibiscus.

Spacing: 4.5-5'. Blooms: Summer-Early Fall. This glorious hardy perennial also attracts hummingbirds. Shipped: Bareroot plants. Perfect Storm has huge 7-8" wide white flowers with a bright red eye that radiates out the veins, with the petals edged with...

'Summerific Berry Awesome' is a vigorous hibiscus cultivar with huge, 7-8 inch wide lavender-pink flowers, dinner plate-sized on top of neat green foliage. Hybrids are winter hardy to USDA Zones 4 or 5 which sets them apart from the many tropical to semi-tropical...

Huge, 9 inch flowers open wide in magenta-red, on top of copper-purple, maple-like leaves. Hybrids are winter hardy to USDA Zones 4 or 5 which sets them apart from the many tropical to semi-tropical hibiscus.

Dark, near-black maple leaves are covered with huge 8 inch flowers in pale pink petals and dark pink veining. Each individual flower is in bloom for only one day, but one or more flowers usually open each day, in succession, over a long mid-summer to...

Strikingly beautiful 10" red flowers grab attention from across the garden. A surefire winner not to be missed. Plants, with nicely contrasting deep green, lobed leaves, reach a statuesque height of 6-8 ft.

Blooms the first year. Remarkably easy to grow and fast blooming, Pink Swirl gives months of breathtaking pleasure. Tidy, compact plants enhance the otherworldly size of these 8" wide flowers.

A colorful feast of eye-popping, show-stopping, supersized rose-pink flowers. Bushy, well-branched 24-36” plants produce a flurry of 6-8” dinner-sized, five-petalled blooms. ‘Honeymoon Light Rose' dazzles in a large container; produces year after...

As the name suggests Hibiscus, Vintage Wine features near black flower buds that open to huge scarlet-red flowers. Hybrids are winter hardy to USDA Zones 4 or 5 which sets them apart from the many tropical to semi-tropical hibiscus.

The 3' plants lend a welcome crimson glow into a sunny border. The huge, flaring blooms put on a lasting show in the border and continue from mid-summer into fall. There is enchantment here in the bountiful wine-dark 7-8" flowers bursting from the deep...

Luscious colored and tropical looking, large Hibiscus blooms appear July to September. A popular new version of the old Rose of Sharon. Lavender petals are accented by deeper rose veins and extra, swirled inner petals.

The border comes to life with ‘Honeymoon Red's floral fantasia of outsize, 6-8” vivid red blooms. Drought- and heat-tolerant plants will thrive, even in moist soil. Upright, bushy, well-branched 24-36” plants, arrayed with dinnerplate-sized blooms,...

Plants are compact, growing only 4 ft. A fantastic plant from midsummer to fall. Beautiful, dark maple-like foliage highlights the platter-sized blooms and deepens further to vivid purple in full sun.

Insecticidal soap and horticultural oil are much safer, but shouldn't be used if you notice beneficial insects on the foliage.A systemic root drench may be less harmful than foliar sprays, and may last longer, but it's a good idea to talk to the folks...

The most common. Different cultivars will give you a choice of flower color and size. These are not true annuals, but they are tropical and can be grown as annuals in slightly cooler climates.

If you live in an especially hot and sunny zone, yourwill actually benefit from a little bit of shade, especially to protect it from the bright afternoon sun. If you simply can't meet hibiscus light requirements from sunlight alone indoors, you can alwaysAnd...

You don't want to encourage new growth, so wait until spring to fertilize. Start digging 1 foot out from the trunk for every inch of trunk diameter. After the water soaks through, fill in the hole until it is level with the surrounding soil.

Re-evaluate growing conditions for your hibiscus plant, making sure it is getting. Since most gardeners can't imagine not wanting more hibiscus flowers, we should probably stop deadheading hibiscus plants.For sickly specimens or those that don't have...

If you are noticing leaf drop on hibiscus plants, there are a few questions you'll need to ask.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Has the plant recently been transplanted or repotted?

Once powdery mildew is established, fungicides tend to be ineffective and usually aren't recommended. Spray the mixture on affected leaves.– Although a number of chemical fungicides are available, many gardeners prefer to use products containing sulfur...

Prune out straggly stems until it has a round appearance. Braided plants can be costly and take years to mature in a greenhouse. Continue the process until you have looped all the stems together up to the top foliage.

It is best to find a place to care for the hibiscus that will be out of the way as long as you are wintering hibiscus in a place that stays warmer than 50 F., gets some light and where you will remember to water it.The first thing to remember about hibiscus...

Therefore, it is oftentimes better to prune dead or weak growth entirely after the plants beginning sprouting in spring.In fact, spring should be the only time for complete cutting back.

No worries though, since they are covered in buds, with open flowers daily from the end of July right up until frost.So please, all of you northern gardeners, look for this beautiful perennial.

In the summer, your hibiscus plant can go outside, but once the weather starts to get near freezing, it's time for you to bring your hibiscus indoors.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });When hibiscus are...

This helps to get moisture into the seeds and improves germination. This is because the seeds will not grow true to the parent plant and will look different from the parent.To grow hibiscus seeds, start by nicking or sanding the seeds.