Whether you're creating a garden paradise around your pool area or want a tropical vibe surrounding your patio for ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Because hardy hibiscus are wetland plants in their native habitat, these are perfect plants for moist areas of the garden or landscape ...

Few plants bring the tropical feel like a hibiscus ... alive during the winter is tucked away underground. This hardy Hibiscus species needs a category of its own. The Rose of Sharon ...

Choose hardy, self-sufficient varieties that fit ... make this one of the most popular poolside plants. Although hibiscus plants drop flower petals every day, many pool owners are willing to ...

Dariusz Malinowski, Ph.D., is gaining attention for his Texas A&M AgriLife Research hardy hibiscus varieties after creating blue flowering lines. (Photo by Dariusz Malinowski, Texas A&M AgriLife.) ...

Courtesy Johnson County Extension Older varieties of hardy hibiscus, Lord and Lady Baltimore, are large, rangy plants. Breeders have shrunk the plant, creating more compact, desirable garden ...

Both plants are large perennials that can grow 3 to 7 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide at maturity. “Because they can get so big, hardy hibiscus can have as much presence in the garden as shrubs ...