In the garden, an old favorite that’s worth revisiting is althea (Hibiscus syriacus), which you may know as rose of Sharon.

Rose of Sharon, also known as Althea and botanically known as Hibiscus syriacus is an awesome low maintenance deciduous flowering shrub. These plants become garden stars during the later stages of ...

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a stalwart in the garden. These long lived flowering shrubs may not be the showiest plants, but they are incredibly easy to grow and very robust. They are so ...

There is a heart-lurching moment in late May each year when I suddenly notice that my hardy hibiscus looks dead. But it lasts only until I remember that this is one of the last of all shrubs to come ...

If a thing is worth waiting for it had better be good – and that is certainly the case with hardy hibiscus. If you’ve ever been on holiday to the Mediterranean or the Caribbean, you will know those ...

Recently, I read an article about hibiscus. It was based mostly on Hibiscus syriacus and it was so devoid of names and so much information which inspired me to perhaps try my hand at this interesting ...

With everything that’s going on in our gardens right now; the heat, drought and water restrictions, we could all use a lift from a remarkable plant family. I’ve seen them blooming their hearts out ...

HIBISCUS were probably native to parts of Asia before reaching islands in the Pacific Ocean, and there are now a few hundred species. Some other names for the hibiscus are sorrel, flor de Jamaica or ...

The colour-saturated, saucer-sized blooms of hibiscus blooming in gardens in the warmer regions of the North Island are proof that even though we've only recently come round to the fact that our homes ...