Both hardy and tropical hibiscus plants can survive the winter with a little extra care before cool weather strikes.

Pink hibiscus mealybugs are covered with a white, fuzzy material that looks like mold or fungus. (Dan Gill) Question: I have a hibiscus growing in a pot that has bloomed very well this summer.

Q Here is a picture of my hibiscus plant. As you can see, it has pods that I thought were buds and you thought were seed pods. Please let me know the correct answer. A The plant looks like a rose of ...

Dear Neil: My hibiscus plant gets lots of buds, but the stems break before the buds open. I’ve checked for any kind of pests and can’t find any. The plant is healthy otherwise. Why would this happen?

Dear Neil: My gardenia set more than a dozen buds earlier this summer, but they all fell off, even though the plant looked healthy. My hibiscus plant is doing the same thing. What would cause that? A: ...

Q: My hibiscus shrubs bloom from mid-summer through fall. The buds and leaves have all turned black, and they have white insects all over them. Susan Boling, email A: Hibiscus whitefly is a common ...