As a garden writer, I’ve received lots of questions about the care of hibiscus plants indoors, especially over winter. There are numerous varieties of hibiscus but the most commonly grown indoors is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, also known as Chinese hibiscus or Rose-of-China. Growing Chinese Hibiscus Chinese hibiscus, with its attractive flowers and glossy evergreen (in tropical ...
Hawaiian tropical flowers bring an exotic and often fragrant beauty to your home and garden. Their bright colors and unusual foliage can be intimating at first for people who want to purchase these plants but may not know how to care for them. This article will highlight some of the most popular varieties of Hawaiian ...
Hibiscus flowers are not only beautiful to look at, they can also be used in the kitchen to whip up several tasty treats. Most people have seen fresh hibiscus flowers used as garnishes. However, hibiscus flowers have a lot more uses than that especially if you get them in powdered form. Hibiscus powder has a ...
Is There Such a Thing as a Blue Hibiscus? Perhaps you’re familiar with tropical hibiscus but what about blue hibiscus? Flowering tropical hibiscus come in a rainbow of colors including pink, white, red, peach, orange but not blue. Blue is a rare color in the plant world. There are not a lot of blue flowers ...
You do not have to live in the tropics to create a garden with a tropical feel. Tropical gardens are about large, bold foliage; lush, dense plantings; and blooms in vivid yellows, oranges, and reds. If you live in zones 9-11, creating a tropical garden can often be just a normal part of gardening. Further ...
Red flowers seem to be quite common, but there are a number of red flowers that are unique in every way. There are red flowers with eye-catching blooms that are as red as the scarlet feathers of a male cardinal. Red flowers such as these will turn heads and make your flower garden a showstopping ...
Hibiscus comes as a tropical plant that is grown indoors as a houseplant. It also grows as a hardy outdoor plant in USDA zones 4 through 9. There are over 300 species of hibiscus. The flowers come in a wide range of colors and depending on the variety you choose, the petals can be single ...
