How to plant, prune and fertilizer hibiscus plants for an optimal floral show. Dan Gill, The Times-Picayune garden columnist; May 21, 2015 May 21, 2015; 3 min to read. Facebook; ...

What should I do to improve the growth of the ornamental hibiscus tree that I purchased a couple of years ago? I have been keeping it inside over winter and then putting it outside for the summer.

You could risk trimming garden-grown hibiscus before the typical first frost in December, but be prepared to protect plants should temperatures drop into the 30s. Potted hibiscus can be moved indoors.

My hibiscus plants have become too large for the area that they are planted in. Can I prune them now? Also what can you tell me about the dwarf hibiscus that I've seen at some nurseries? Pruning ma… ...

After many years working as a professional gardener, these are my go-to plants to prune in July, for a thriving yard in the ...

A: Only significant pruning can force out the stem and leaf buds from lower in the hedge. As a general rule, prune the plants down to a foot above where you want the new growth to begin. In this ...

Renewal pruning, cutting deep inside the shrub and removing larger wood, results in a flush of sucker growth from the remaining stubs that will be succulent and produce lots of leaves and flowers.

A: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis can be pruned as long as it's not too hot. October is fine to do some tip pruning to reduce elongated growth. I would wait till spring to do any heavier pruning to remove ...

May is the ideal time to prune tropical hibiscus if your shrubs are planted outdoors and you live in a climate with winter and early spring frosts, or if you overwinter plants indoors and are about to ...

7 plants to prune in May ... If required, Clematis montana is a tough and vigorous variety that can handle hard pruning. 3. Hibiscus. Credit: Getty Images/David C Tomlinson.