QUESTION: My garden center has a plant called a mallow. It looks like a hibiscus. Is this an annual or perennial? What care does it need? ANSWER: The plant is both a mallow and a hibiscus. The large ...

This native member of the mallow family is most often seen growing in brackish marshes, but it makes an excellent garden plant if given good fertile soil rich in organic matter with a little sand ...

Hibiscus belongs to the mallow family along with its cousins, althea, cotton, hollyhock, okra and Turk’s cap. One group within the genus Hibiscus immediately attracts attention with the size of each ...

With their large, trumpet-shaped blooms and rich, bright colors, hibiscus flowers are a wonderful addition to any garden. However, these plants may not suit everyone. Tropical hibiscus flowers can ...

Hibiscus belongs to the mallow family, along with its cousins althea, cotton, hollyhock, okra and Turk’s cap. One group within the genus Hibiscus immediately attracts attention with the size of each ...

We’ve prepared the seedbed by either tilling or by no-till using herbicides (glyphosate and gramoxone) to kill the weeds. Where we have non-saline soil, weeds are a problem since we do not have ...

Proven Winners' Summerific Cherry Cheesecake rose mallow–hibiscus hybrid was one of the CSU trial garden's top performers. Courtesy of David Staats The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to ...