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 ...

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 ...

If you've taken good care of your hibiscus plants but aren't yet enjoying the benefits of their blooms, have some patience ...

H. syriacus cv. Gangneung was used for long-read-based chloroplast genome assembly 30. A core collection of H. syriacus from the National Institute of Forest Science was utilized for short-read-based ...

Improvements in long read DNA sequencing and related techniques facilitated the generation of complex eukaryotic genomes. Despite these advances, the quality of constructed plant reference genomes ...

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 ...

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 ...

When visiting south Florida in years past, I longed to be able to grow the beautiful hibiscus seen there with their many variations, but I was under the impression they were a tender plant grown ...

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 ...