My Marine son Brett sent me a Hibiscusplant/tree...

I had one before and I kept it blooming for a long time...till it unfortunately dies......it came from my internet con artist..so who cares..

but...the one from my son is doing well.

part of it is healthy...and blooming beautiful flowers..

other parts are dead....leaves are just beat...and no blooming flowers...

what do I do..I love this type of plant ...especially since he gave it to me when he came back from Iraq..

help....can anyone give me advice ????

Thank you...

Zanne

Hibiscus wants full sun with deep watering. Once the top layer of soil is dry from the sun, water again deep to the point where it drains out the bottom of the pot. or if not in a pot, just remember to water every other day in hotter climates and twice a week in cooler climates. two inches of mulch will conserve moisture. Needs protection from wind or will burn the flowers. Feed with mulitpurpose furtilizer at 6-8 week intervals only during growing season. Just depends on where you live... sorry didn't look first

You can take leaves that drop off to most nurshery's or your state's grange office and find out if you have a pest or fungus that may be eating on your plant. While they like humidity you don't want to drown them letting water pool around their feet/roots. I personally use filtered water on my plants and dried banana peels and fertilizer and that works pretty good for me.

Thank you for the advise..something I haven't done especially with the mulch..

but it says to "prune semi anually..this wil encourage new growth..

should I cut the dead parts and do what you said and see what happens..

I live in PA...lots of rain..then very hot..

I did notice it would try out on the top of the pot it's in...wholes in the bottom for draining...

Thank you..

I really love this plant especially coming from my son..



Zanne

Move. Just kidding. I thought they liked really warm climates. I could be wrong.

interesting..Thank you..

I just googled it and found this link.

http://www.trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html

Apparently it depends on what Type of Hibiscus it is.

it's the hot that they don't like... they want sun, but if it's getting down right hot direct sun.. no... so keep them in the morning sun where you are in PA. They'll need afternoon shade. Also the other poster brought up a good thing with pests, but I don't think so in your case. Part of the plant in messed up and probably due to wind or sun damage. I think you're watering enough, and if part of the plant is blooming then you're okay on fertilizer. To keep it blooming. just deadhead the spent blooms. Which means to carefully remove the flowers that have already bloomed but only just below where the flower bloomed below to the second set of leaves.

it says it's not goodbelow 50 degrees...

weather in PA has been crazy..lots of rain..lots of heat...and sunshine..

it gets morning to afternoon sunshine as it says it likes....

it got over wet...says moderate moist soil..then I see it dry on the top soil..

but it's the dead parts I am concerned about..

half the tree is healthy..the rest is beat...

thank you

it's a tree almost as tall as me..5'5...

it doesn't say..

it blooms redish pink beautiful flowers though...

yes, if it drops below 50 your plant will freeze out. If you have an eve to plant it under that's fine, or you want to bring your pot inside near a window for the fall/winter... till it warms up

It's the hot they DO like, I think. Maybe I am just thinking of the "Tropical" ones. I didn't even know there were more than one kind til I looked at that article. I always think of them in Hawaii, is likely why. There were Tons there.

if this plant gets too much water leaves will wilt and drop off, turn brown, etc. It's a decorative thing, put it out in the morning sun in late spring and through summer, but bring it in otherwise

I'll look up the site...then take it to have some one look at it..

I have done all u have told me...except we have had terrible down pours of rain..I even covered the pot with tin foil so it wouldn't get crazy drenched...

the weather isn't that hot..and yes it only gets morning sun..

when it blooms it's beautiful..and I do get rid of the flowers when they die.They don't last very long...

Thank you so much...

Hawaii is in no way as hot as where she is in PA... tropical climates are just that... down in the tropics... too hot is bad. Hawaii is not hot at all,, it's a regulated climate that hardly ever gets over 80-85

Uh huh...hot as **** when I was there.

Thank you..
Goodnight...
I need sleep...
Sleep well all..

By best to you everyone..

I am a gardner... horticulturist... they won't be able to help you more than your own explaination. Bringing in a leaf, etc won't help them. They need to know everything to help you. Like pretty much, live next to the plant for a week or more... so don't ever cover the soil. Ever. It makes mold on the soil and welcomes pests that will infest the soil and leaves. You may have an intricate problem that I'd have to look at to get this just right... but if it were my plant, and I'd tried everything I've already mentioned, I'd change the soil out knowing you'd covered it during rain... don't do that. Take it to a covered porch for it's entire existance. It's a decrative porch plant where you are. Don't let the weather take care of this plant, you have to do it.

did you look to see it was over 85?