Winterizing roses, elephant ears, and hibiscus?

I live in Texas, just south of Fort Worth, so we haven't had our first freeze yet (should be in about 3 weeks or so). My above-mentioned plants are all "dead" (...sleeping?) and I don't know how to care for them so they come back next season.



Do I chop them off at soil level? Do I leave what is dead-looking and just wait it out until next season? WHAT DO I DO!??!!!



ANY HELP is greatly appreciated!
Winterizing roses, elephant ears, and hibiscus?
Howdy neighbor! I live in San Antonio and will tell you what i have experienced for nearly forty years in the business. Yes, you want to trim all dead foliage off. The hibiscus is no doubt a perennial variety. The elephant ears and the hibiscus can be trimmed to the ground. I recommend to clients that they should mulch the root zone of both plants with 2-4 inches hardwood mulch. The winterizing roses are puzzling. If you speaking of the nearly wild or knock-out roses then trim as other rose bushes. Remember all roses bloom on new wood. If you are referring to the groundcover type roses, then not much in the way of pruning will be required. All plants benefit from mulching; it's like pulling the blanket up to their ears in the cold weather.
Reply:Cut them off at the top of ground, place some fertilize around about inch from plant, Then mulch pretty heavy. Plants then will start taking food early and grow faster in spring.
Reply:roses leave alone



elephant ears chop to the ground



Hibiscus is it the tropical one or the temperate one. the tropical one may not survive your winter,but the temperate one just cut to the ground. the temperate one has flowers that are normally white, red, or pink. tropical ones have a larger variety