Pruning is essential to routine hibiscus care—it ensures that the plant produces the large, stunning flowers that make ...

Hibiscus plants should be given as much direct sunlight as possible -- at least four to six hours a day. Full sun -- eight hours or more of direct sun -- is preferred. Pruning tips ...

You can prune hibiscus most anytime ... Remove branches that grow toward the center of the plant. This allows light and air to the interior. Make cuts at a slant so water will roll off.

QUESTION: We live on the North Shore. Our hibiscus plants are all brown and denuded from the freezes. If we cut them to the ground, will they come back? When is the best time to do this?

Dear Jane: My hibiscus is looking pretty bad ... Blend in a slow-release fertilizer with the mix. Pruning shapes growth, invigorates old plants, manages size and removes dead wood.

I have tall hibiscus and wonder when it will be OK to prune them. Put the pruners down! Wait until the hibiscus begins to grow. That will tell you how far back the plant has suffered winter damage.… ...

The hibiscus is a beautiful flower. Many people are more familiar with the flamboyant Hawaiian hibiscus with its huge colourful flowers. But the plant that Gardening Australia filmed needed some ...

Even during the summer, hibiscus flowers last only a day -- on the plant or cut, in water or not. One way around the indoor-outdoor shuffle is to opt for hardy relatives of the tropical hibiscus.

Prune hibiscus as needed. They don't need a period of dormancy. You can snip to shape or if you wish to prune more heavily, take about a third of the plant at a time. But I would avoid heavy ...