How and when to prune freeze-damaged hibiscus and other tropical plants Dan Gill, The Times-Picayune garden columnist Feb 11, 2017 1 min to read ...

Prune hibiscus as needed. They don't need a period of dormancy. You can snip to shape or if you wish to prune more heavily, take about a third of the plant at a time.

A: Hibiscus is a tropical plant. Since cold weather is coming, I wouldn’t prune it now. First of all, if a hard frost damages your plant, the outer leaves will protect the inside of the plant ...

This, however, is a poor time to prune hibiscuses. For one thing, cutting the shrubs back will stimulate them to produce tender new growth just before winter.

Question: Many have inquired about their hibiscus that due to a mild winter are still in bloom but overgrown. When is the time to do needed pruning? Answer: Use these lingering winter days to do ne… ...

Q: What is the best month in the Tucson/Marana area to trim back hibiscus and bougainvillea plants? Also, I need to cut back and trim greasewood so what is the ...

When do I cut back a hibiscus 'Diana?' Fall or spring? Or does it not matter? Also when do I cut back hydrangea? I have a gorgeous white one.

Renewal pruning, cutting deep inside the shrub and removing larger wood, results in a flush of sucker growth from the remaining stubs that will be succulent and produce lots of leaves and flowers.

Summer- and fall-blooming shrubs are fair game to prune now; leave spring-blooming shrubs alone for now.

A. You can prune hibiscus most anytime, but if you prune now, any tender new growth will be more vulnerable to freeze. If you can wait, try to do so until early spring, when there's no longer a ...