When plants are moved indoors, insects have a free-for-all, no longer getting dislodged by rainfall or exposed to predators.

Q: Here are the yucky pictures. I have had to cut all of the hibiscus plants back. That is a new bud, but it looks infected/infested, so I cut it off too. I have treated all four plants with neem oil.

Dear Neil: My hibiscus plant gets lots of buds, but the stems break before the buds open. I’ve checked for any kind of pests and can’t find any. The plant is healthy otherwise. Why would this happen?

Early findings indicate two viruses could pose a threat to the survival of hibiscus, but more research is needed. Twelve of the 54 samples (22%) were positive for at least one of the viruses. One ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Can you tell me what is wrong with my hibiscus and what I should do? I noticed ...

Mealybugs are insects from the family Pseudococcidae, which contain more than 2000 species. Mealybugs are soft-bodied, unarmored scale insects commonly found in moist, warm habitats. “Hibiscus ...

Hibiscus is a cocktail of three parts Champagne and two parts chilled cranberry juice. But here in South Florida, we also see the hibiscus plant growing throughout the area. Hibiscus is a large ...

Question: Our hibiscus plants have aphids in the tips of the shoots. How do we control them without affecting the bees? Answer: Curling leaves and stunted shoots are often signs aphids are sucking ...

Nearly 20 years ago, Larry Bruner was driving past the Kmart in Pasadena when he saw a plant in the store's dumpster. The plant - a hibiscus - was fine except for one broken limb, so Bruner grabbed it ...