The yellow Hawaiian hibiscus is the state flower. ... They grow as much as 15 feet a year and easily out-compete native trees and other plants. Because Hawaii is an island, ...

If you have dreams of a tropical garden, you should plant hibiscus flowers. Luckily, there are several breathtaking varieties from which to choose.

A lavender “dinner plate” hibiscus, one of Jill Coryell’s hybrids, grows in the luau garden at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. Many other plants will be featured at Foster Garden’s Spring ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida such as caring for your yellow poinciana as well as podocarpus hedge, sod, hibiscus, jatropha, lettuce and crape myrtles.

Q: We planted an hibiscus a year ago. It has grown but seems scraggly with lots of falling yellow leaves. It blooms nicely, but the flowers shrivel within a day and drop. Any suggestions are ...