Researching champagne drinks for New Year’s Eve, a novel use of the flowers of the red-leafed hibiscus, H. acetosella, popped up in my Internet search. Go to muybuenocookbook.com to see for yourself.

One plant that flourishes in the heat and makes a beautiful display is the hibiscus. These plants are responding to the recent rains and rewarding us with colorful, tropical flowers. Our mild winter ...

I acquired a small potted plant last year that was labeled Giant Turk’s Cap, so I had a real surprise when the first blooms appeared. They dangled straight down from slim, arching stems with frilly, ...

Surprise! What are those spectacular pink, red and white flowers, the size of salad plates, unfolding in the late summer garden? Don’t they belong on a balmy Pacific island? Those are the blooms of ...

When visiting south Florida in years past, I longed to be able to grow the beautiful hibiscus seen there with their many variations, but I was under the impression they were a tender plant grown ...

Description: They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Nowhere is this more evident than in flower gardening and, yet, Hibiscus trionum might just be the exception to this rule. With its ...

Nothing is more refreshing in the droughty heat of summer than spotting a wild stand of Hibiscus coccineus scarlet red blooms towering above the vegetation of ditches and other low-lying areas. With ...

I have been noticing that when I see articles on the Zobo plant, bottles of Zobo drinks are usually placed beside the hibiscus flower.Let us clarify this mix-up between the Zobo plant and the hibiscus ...

There is no denying that south Louisiana gardeners are big fans of the tropical hibiscus. No other summer-flowering shrub surpasses the tropical hibiscus for glossy, dark green foliage and nonstop ...

Q. Was wondering if you can identify this volunteer flowering plant. This is the second year it has come up. – H.G., Shipshewana, Ind. A. This is the perennial garden flower known commonly as hibiscus ...

Hibiscus is a colorful, flowering plant that can be made into extracts, teas, and supplements. Depending on the part of the plant you consume, the nutrients vary, but it may help lower blood pressure ...