Pruning is used to shape future growth, to invigorate old plants, to manage plant size and to eliminate diseased dead wood. The tropical hibiscus can be pruned any time of the year.

Keep your gorgeous hibiscus plant blooming all summer and into the fall by deadheading its blooms regularly using this simple ...

Many gardeners love the big, bright flowers of tropical hibiscus. Cut all the main branches back to encourage new shoots and better branching.

QUESTION: Frost has damaged the ends of our hibiscus branches in one area of the landscape. When can we prune the plants? Why weren’t plants in other areas affected? ANSWER: Some areas of the… ...

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.

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… ...

Freeze damage doesn't all show up at once. "If you do not know where to prune your freeze-damaged tropical hibiscus, wait a few weeks, and it will tell you," Pat says.

Sometimes tropical hibiscus will even bloom indoors in winter, a welcome sight in any home. It’s wise to prune the tips and any dead stems off the hibiscus, but if it’s blooming wait until ...

The time to prune your hibiscus would be after the "normal" last threat of freezing temperatures - usually sometime in March.

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus): There’s nothing quite so dramatic and head turning as seeing late summer blooms on Rose of Sharon. Yearly pruning isn’t entirely necessary.

Question: My hibiscus plants have grown tall but have buds on the top. Is there a magical way to prune them to do the least amount of damage? Answer: No magic wands here — just a pair of hand… ...