Texas star hibiscus blooms from late May through September. Its striking red flower petals grow up to 6 inches wide and are cut deeply and more finely than other hibiscus. In the center, dramatic ...

Add the hibiscus flowers, allspice, cloves, cardamom pods and seeds, star anise, cinnamon, ginger, peppercorns, coriander and pepper flakes. Stir and bring back to a rolling boil for 15 minutes.

Question: I bought a red Texas Star Hibiscus, in March, in a 6" pot and 2 ft tall. I repotted it to a 12" clay pot, put it under deck roof near edge, where it gets a bit of morning sun and ...

The many species and varieties of native hibiscus may look tropical, but they're native to our kind of tropics, so they survive our Gulf Coast winters and can return to bloom for years on end.

The hibiscus team aims for flowers at least 12 inches in diameter. ( Kay Ledbetter - Texas AgriLife Research ) Dr. Darius Malinowski, A&M AgriLife Research plant physiologist, with one of the ...

Luna series hibiscus, is a Louisiana Super Plants selection for spring 2014. (Courtesy of LSU AgCenter/Dan Gill) If you've ever paid attention to the enthusiastic plant descriptions in magazine ...

It’s not just any hibiscus, though. And it’s not the petals that are steeped, but instead the ruby-red calyxes that hold the flowers. Hibiscus Roselle, also known as Flor de Jamaica, is the ...

An abundance of hibiscus varieties do well in Louisiana. Many of us are very familiar with the tropical hibiscusesHibiscus rosa-sinensis.. The Cajun series of tropical hibiscus is popular now.