Hairy rose mallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpos) is blooming this week near lakes, ponds, sloughs, streams, and wet lowlands. One of the largest native Missouri wildflowers, these ornate blooms attract ...

Well, it kind of depends on the hibiscus we’re talking about. There are three common ones people grow. The first is Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus chinensis). This is the tropical type you see in Hawaii ...

Few plants bring the tropical feel like a hibiscus. They are planted in tropical climates across the world and are the state flower of Hawaii. That's why it may come as a surprise that some, like the ...

For many plants, pruning in late winter can ruin your flower display. But for these summer bloomers, it'll have the opposite ...

Looking for a plant that will knock off socks with showstopping bloom, while supporting pollinators and other native wildlife? Consider hibiscus. To most people, hibiscus is a tropical plant, and it’s ...

The Neches River rose mallow was granted status as a "candidate" for the federal Endangered Species List on Feb. 28, 1996. At the time, the rare plant was known to exist naturally in only three places ...

On a warm, humid August morning I followed Richard Primack, a biology professor and plant ecologist at Boston University, down a steep, brushy trail, then across a flat muddy area adjacent to the ...

With bold white trumpet-shaped blooms, crimson-eyed rose-mallow positively glows on wetland edges this time of year. The showy blooms, 4 to 7 inches across, can dominate a landscape in pink or white.

With several hundred types of hibiscus, one could write a book on this plant alone — and many have done so. The name hibiscus gets its origins from the ancient Greek word “hibiskos,” which means marsh ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Texas golden gladecress as endangered and the Neches River rose-mallow as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and ...