Hibiscus are ideal plants to add to your garden. Their vibrant, colorful blossoms add excitement and curb appeal while also attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other helpful pollinators.

Close-up of yellow hibiscus in the garden. - Danielvfung/Getty Images Who isn't a fan of the bold and beautiful flowers of the hibiscus plant? During blooming season, hummingbirds and butterflies will ...

Hibiscus is easy to propagate, especially hardy varieties—cuttings work best for both types. Take soft-stem cuttings in late spring, use rooting hormone, and keep them moist and warm. Hardy hibiscus ...

A. Yes. The American Hibiscus Society says you can take tip cuttings in summer, medium wood cuttings in the fall or -- the easiest -- hardwood cuttings in early spring at pruning time. Some varieties ...

To expand your backyard plant nursery, learn about propagating tropical plants! Use heliconia, bamboo, and hibiscus to their fullest potential. You’ll get to watch the plant grow from seed to plant, ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 32, No. 6 (Jun., 1945), pp. 336-341 (6 pages) Ruth Wilcox is a difficult-to-root white-flowered form of hibiscus. It does not respond to regular auxin treatments (fig.

Editor's Note: This is the first of three stories from Master Gardeners about hibiscus. The hibiscus is grown primarily for its strikingly beautiful and often amazingly large flowers. The foliage, ...

Turn pruned pieces of stems into cuttings, so you can grow some more plants for your garden. Here are the easy steps to propagate plants from cuttings: Choose pieces of stems 10-15cm long, which are ...

“Every gardener, at some point in time, falls prey to the hibiscus craze and I am no exception,” says Ayeshia Fernandes who lives in HRBR layout. “My mum is an enthusiastic gardener and has a wide ...

Hibiscus is a flowering plant that belongs to the Mallow family, Malvaceae. It is mainly grown in Kenya in the tropics for its flowers which can be used for various purposes. Farmer Francis Miano from ...