If you have dreams of a tropical garden, you should plant hibiscus flowers. Luckily, there are several breathtaking varieties from which to choose.

For the best burgundy-red leaf color, grow cranberry hibiscus in full sun. Plants that receive too much shade lose their vibrant color, and the leaves turn an unsightly shade of brownish-green.

Grow Red Thai Roselle hibiscus for a tea, health drink and sauce. Roselle, also known as Florida Cranberry, can be grown outside the sunbelt if you have the right variety. Red Thai is that variety.

Red Hot hibiscus has 3- to 4-inch trumpet-shaped flowers that are bright red. Hibiscus plants bloom most of the year, but their flowers last only one day.

Red-leaved hibiscus plants can be found at some local nurseries or requested through Margo Lundstrom (formerly of Sunrise Nursery) at 640-9191. If you know someone who has a plant, ...

QUESTION: I have several double yellow and one pink hibiscus that are planted in a bed with regular red hibiscus on the south side of my house. These plants are ...

They include a gorgeous yellow and red hibiscus flower, a lovely zinnia and a thriving Mexican sunflower. ... I planted just a few seeds and ended up with dozens of these beauties. ...

I thought I was seeing things — a red-leafed hibiscus. My neighbor assured me that I was seeing one of natures’ most beautiful plants. The plant makes going into fall delightful.

Hibiscus plants can change colour and produce deep vivid red blooms if they're fed with the right things and looked after. By Alex Evans , Deputy Audience Editor 21:45, Sat, Jun 7, 2025 | UPDATED ...

He figured that during his 60 years of developing hybrid hibiscus plants that he produced more than 60,000 hibiscus plants -- about 1,000 a year. Joe Goulding remembers his father as being an avid ...