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What everyone does wrong when pruning a hibiscus bush
A Hibiscus bush in full bloom is a beautiful sight, but caring for it involves commonly-made mistakes. Here's what to know ...
A stunning white hibiscus flower in dappled sunlight, surrounded by green foliage - Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus, H. moscheutos, H. coccineus) is a stunning ...
Pruning is essential to routine hibiscus care—it ensures that the plant produces the large, stunning flowers that make hibiscus one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs you can grow. More than 200 ...
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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The hibiscus pruning habit quietly killing your summer blooms – gardeners warned to stop doing this now
Think your hibiscus hates the British weather? In many gardens, quiet pruning mistakes are the real reason summer blooms ...
Q. Please tell me when to cut my hibiscus back. Some are 7 feet tall and still blooming on top. Tell me how low to cut them back. -- E.N., Houston A. I assume your plants are in beds. Since it's so ...
COLORADO, USA — Many gardeners love the big, bright flowers of tropical hibiscus. The plants, however, are tricky to grow. Their preference is a warm, humid climate. They'd much rather grow in Hawaii.
Q: I have a hibiscus in a 20-inch clay pot with wrinkled flower buds, small leaves and leggy stems. The hibiscus gets filtered light on my south-facing patio and gets hand-watered every other day. A: ...
Dear Neil: I have a lovely pink hibiscus that has, after five years, become unruly. When can it be trimmed and reshaped? A: Obviously, it hasn’t been exposed to any hard freezes, perhaps because you ...
Question: I have a camellia bush that is about four feet tall and wide and I want to move it to a new location. How do I make the move? Answer: Dig this plant as soon as possible and move it to a new ...
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...
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