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.

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 ...

I have a Minerva Rose of Sharon that I would like to clone. I have read the “how-to” directions, but none give the ideal time of the year to do so. Can you help me? Despite its nickname, Rose of ...

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 ...

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Dear Carol: Should I have tied my 'Lord Baltimore' hardy hibiscus up in the spring so that it didn't spread out as it grew? This is the third year it has grown but has never spread out as much. — R.S.

Q: I have several beautiful hardy hibiscus bushes, probably 6 feet tall and 6 feet wide and about a decade old. Can I divide these in the spring as the new shoots come up? I have never divided them ...

Recently, due to the circumstances of life, it became necessary to dig and divide a hardy hibiscus for a friend. We waited as long as we could—house was being sold—and although it was not the perfect ...

Like an artist using the paint on a palette, one researcher is mixing pollen to create a flowering masterpiece in the form of tropically colored winter-hardy hibiscus. Three years after the breeding ...