The flowers of a tropical hibiscus shrub are showstoppers. Get expert tips for hibiscus care, both outdoors and as houseplants.

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 ...

There are hundreds of types of hibiscus with sizes and colors so varied it would take a lifetime to collect them all. The name of this gorgeous flowering plant comes from the ancient Greek word ...

Dear Neil: One of my Texas Star hibiscus plants had a bloom with six petals. All the others have five. Any idea why? Answer: That sort of thing happens every once in a while in flowers, fruit, etc. In ...