I have a giant hibiscus that I keep indoors (zone 4) and I would like to propegate some cuttings. It came from my brother's funeral 15 years ago and I don't want to kill it, but it needs a serious pruning.
If you have any ideas I would really appreciate it because this plant has a lot of sentimental value to me.
How do you propegate an indoor Hibiscus?
You can take another pot set it next to your plant pull a branch down cover it with the soil. Make sure you weight the plant down in the second pot do not cut the plant off wait about 6 to 12 weeks if it has roots then you can take the rooted cutting and transplant it.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
What is the best kind of fertilizer to use for hibiscus?
I've had some for years and never fertilized them. Anyone know? Someone told me a fertilizer like that used for azaeleas, camillias, that is on for plants that like more acid soils.
What is the best kind of fertilizer to use for hibiscus?
Hibiscus require regular feedings every week during the months of March thru October, which is when they growth the most. Fertilize lightly once a week during this period and once a month beginning in November thru February.
Choose a fertilizer with a low phosphorous value, such as a 20-5-20 (20% Nitrogen + 5% Phosphorous + 20%Potassium) or something like a 7-2-7. I've been told that too much phosphorous produces lots of leaves but few flowers. Hibiscus also need trace elements, especially iron, copper, boron and magnesium. The pH of the planting mix should be between 6.0 to 6.8 (slightly acid).
Never fertilize dried out plants or you could possibly damage the roots. Try rehydrating the soil by putting the pot in a bucket with a few inches of water and then add a few drops of dish soap to break water tension--this will allow the water to better penetrate the dried out soil. Leave pot for 30 minutes in bucket then return to planter. When the soil is once again moist through you may fertilize.
As you may already know, hibiscus prefers humidity so you might have to mist your plants with a hand-held spray bottle.
Hope this answered your question. Good luck and happy growing!
Reply:yep.. Miracid is a good choice.
Reply:I have a beautiful hibiscus that I use miracle grow on once a month. I dilute it with water in an old milk jug and water my hibiscus. . .
What is the best kind of fertilizer to use for hibiscus?
Hibiscus require regular feedings every week during the months of March thru October, which is when they growth the most. Fertilize lightly once a week during this period and once a month beginning in November thru February.
Choose a fertilizer with a low phosphorous value, such as a 20-5-20 (20% Nitrogen + 5% Phosphorous + 20%Potassium) or something like a 7-2-7. I've been told that too much phosphorous produces lots of leaves but few flowers. Hibiscus also need trace elements, especially iron, copper, boron and magnesium. The pH of the planting mix should be between 6.0 to 6.8 (slightly acid).
Never fertilize dried out plants or you could possibly damage the roots. Try rehydrating the soil by putting the pot in a bucket with a few inches of water and then add a few drops of dish soap to break water tension--this will allow the water to better penetrate the dried out soil. Leave pot for 30 minutes in bucket then return to planter. When the soil is once again moist through you may fertilize.
As you may already know, hibiscus prefers humidity so you might have to mist your plants with a hand-held spray bottle.
Hope this answered your question. Good luck and happy growing!
Reply:yep.. Miracid is a good choice.
Reply:I have a beautiful hibiscus that I use miracle grow on once a month. I dilute it with water in an old milk jug and water my hibiscus. . .
Wondering if someone can solve this problem my brother and i are having in with hibiscus plants?
I have 8 rose of sharon trees planted in the grown been there for years and bloom late summer beauty flowers that look like hibiscus flowers. I have been told that my rose of sharon bushes are called hibiscus. I also have 2 hibiscus bushes in planters on my porch they have darker green leaves shiny and beauty flowers also as a hibiscus has. I know that these bushes are tropical and have to be pulled inside early fall. My problem is my brother disagrees with me that the ones planted in the yard are hibiscuses like i was told. I looked it up and Im trying to figure it out and I think the rose of sharon trees are from the same family of the hibiscus and there not tropical. He has the same ones I do I told him there rose of sharon hibiscus and are not the tropical kind he also has the darker green leaf ones in pots and brings those in and also the rose of sharon ones that he says are not and brings them all inside...he says they all will die if you dont ....i dont agree with him
Wondering if someone can solve this problem my brother and i are having in with hibiscus plants?
Rose of Sharon is indeed a Hibiscus, hibiscus syriacus. They are deciduous and tolerate alot colder climates than the evergreen tropical types (hibiscus rosa-sinensis) these will only grow in zones 9-11 whereas the syriacus will tolerate zones 5-9. Mine take temperatures down to 20 deg F no problems. Hope this solves your argument.
Reply:Everybody is right, except the hardy kind needs no mulch. Mine is 5 years old, 8' tall, and has 25 stalks. It's never been mulched. I'm in NW OH, and the weather is really cold.
Reply:Rose of Sharon are hearty and can stay out side, they are also in the hibiscus family. There are Hibiscus that can be left outside as well and they must be cut back and mulched with at least 12 inches of mulch every year, the tropical ones you must bring in for the winter....the ones that can be left outsided should have been labeled as hardy hibiscus when they were purchased.
Reply:They are part of the same family. Rose of sharon stays outside and comes back every year. Some hibiscus, like the hardy variety can stay outdoors too. It's the tropical variety that comes inside.
Reply:You are right! The hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) is also known by the names Althea and Rose of Sharon. The tropical one (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) would only thrive unprotected in Florida, Hawaii, somewhere like that. You got the key ID right on-the shiny leaves of the tropical one! Hurray, you win!
Wondering if someone can solve this problem my brother and i are having in with hibiscus plants?
Rose of Sharon is indeed a Hibiscus, hibiscus syriacus. They are deciduous and tolerate alot colder climates than the evergreen tropical types (hibiscus rosa-sinensis) these will only grow in zones 9-11 whereas the syriacus will tolerate zones 5-9. Mine take temperatures down to 20 deg F no problems. Hope this solves your argument.
Reply:Everybody is right, except the hardy kind needs no mulch. Mine is 5 years old, 8' tall, and has 25 stalks. It's never been mulched. I'm in NW OH, and the weather is really cold.
Reply:Rose of Sharon are hearty and can stay out side, they are also in the hibiscus family. There are Hibiscus that can be left outside as well and they must be cut back and mulched with at least 12 inches of mulch every year, the tropical ones you must bring in for the winter....the ones that can be left outsided should have been labeled as hardy hibiscus when they were purchased.
Reply:They are part of the same family. Rose of sharon stays outside and comes back every year. Some hibiscus, like the hardy variety can stay outdoors too. It's the tropical variety that comes inside.
Reply:You are right! The hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) is also known by the names Althea and Rose of Sharon. The tropical one (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) would only thrive unprotected in Florida, Hawaii, somewhere like that. You got the key ID right on-the shiny leaves of the tropical one! Hurray, you win!
How can I keep my hibiscus plant from dying?
Bought a hibicus plant at the store.... its dying but theres plenty of sun and Ive watered it *sigh* what am I doing wrong?
How can I keep my hibiscus plant from dying?
Is it still in the original pot that you bought it in? If so, it is probably root bound( good sign is that the water seems to run right thru the pot when you are watering it) if it's root bound then it needs to be transplanted into a larger pot or in the ground-so the roots have room to spread and absorb nutrients. The kind of hibiscus you purchased is an annual and will only live for the season unless you do put it in a pot and attempt to bring it indoors in the fall. Hibiscus love full sun, make sure to dead head the old blooms (they only bloom for one day) and check to see if it needs water, daily; fertilize according to maufactuer's directions and your plant should thrive all summer.
Reply:hibiscus have a few strange ubt simply cured problems. For one, they do not like alkalai water--I live in Socal and the water is alkalai--so I give them bottled or filtered water. If you think this is the problem, flush the salts out of the pot or area by flooding.Secondly, all hibiscus will get aphids. A strong spray bath will help, as will insecticidal soap.They look like tiny black or white specks on the leaves, esp. new ones. Thirdly, many get a fungus in the soil which, oddly enough, can be cured with a bleach solution--I think it's about 10% bleach that will do it. Post another question with the symptoms and we'll find out.
Reply:This "lukewarm water" business is unfounded and silly. Hibiscus LOVES full sun.
You're probably overwatering it. Symptoms of OVERwatering look the same as UNDERwatering.
Reply:Hibiscus don't need much sun. Move him away from the window and find a shady place. Be sure you water Hibiscus. DO NOT FEED WITH ACIDIC WATER. Lukewarm water is best for all plants.
Reply:try an acidic plant food
Park Hotel Ahrensburg
How can I keep my hibiscus plant from dying?
Is it still in the original pot that you bought it in? If so, it is probably root bound( good sign is that the water seems to run right thru the pot when you are watering it) if it's root bound then it needs to be transplanted into a larger pot or in the ground-so the roots have room to spread and absorb nutrients. The kind of hibiscus you purchased is an annual and will only live for the season unless you do put it in a pot and attempt to bring it indoors in the fall. Hibiscus love full sun, make sure to dead head the old blooms (they only bloom for one day) and check to see if it needs water, daily; fertilize according to maufactuer's directions and your plant should thrive all summer.
Reply:hibiscus have a few strange ubt simply cured problems. For one, they do not like alkalai water--I live in Socal and the water is alkalai--so I give them bottled or filtered water. If you think this is the problem, flush the salts out of the pot or area by flooding.Secondly, all hibiscus will get aphids. A strong spray bath will help, as will insecticidal soap.They look like tiny black or white specks on the leaves, esp. new ones. Thirdly, many get a fungus in the soil which, oddly enough, can be cured with a bleach solution--I think it's about 10% bleach that will do it. Post another question with the symptoms and we'll find out.
Reply:This "lukewarm water" business is unfounded and silly. Hibiscus LOVES full sun.
You're probably overwatering it. Symptoms of OVERwatering look the same as UNDERwatering.
Reply:Hibiscus don't need much sun. Move him away from the window and find a shady place. Be sure you water Hibiscus. DO NOT FEED WITH ACIDIC WATER. Lukewarm water is best for all plants.
Reply:try an acidic plant food
Park Hotel Ahrensburg
How fast do Azaleas and Hibiscus bushes grow?
I got flowering bushes for Mom's day and I'm curious how fast they grow. We live in Northern IL. Both bushes are hardy to -30 degrees F.
Azalea, now about 2 1/2' tall will mature to 7' tall 5' wide.
Hibiscus, now 2' tall, will mature to 6' tall and 8' wide.
Will Hibiscus only bloom in spring?
How fast do Azaleas and Hibiscus bushes grow?
You will find that azaleas are slow to moderate slow growers in northern IL. Hardy Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon is a medium rate grower. It blooms in late July/early August into Sept. Rose Mallow or perennial, herbaceous Hibiscus also blooms July-Sept.
Azalea, now about 2 1/2' tall will mature to 7' tall 5' wide.
Hibiscus, now 2' tall, will mature to 6' tall and 8' wide.
Will Hibiscus only bloom in spring?
How fast do Azaleas and Hibiscus bushes grow?
You will find that azaleas are slow to moderate slow growers in northern IL. Hardy Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon is a medium rate grower. It blooms in late July/early August into Sept. Rose Mallow or perennial, herbaceous Hibiscus also blooms July-Sept.
Hibiscus plant when does it bloom and what does it need for care?
i planted one last season, is it time for it to bloom? i live in gary, ind....are my temperatures in this area good for this plant?
Hibiscus plant when does it bloom and what does it need for care?
Hibiscus plants ususally don't flower until mid to late summer. Since they are more tropical plants, they like the warmer weather. If it is a perennial hibiscus and is one for your zone, then it should be ok. Give it until atleast June for it to bloom, if it hasn't then it's probably dead. Usually, if it's not a perennial, it needs to be brought in during the cold winter months. I found that out the hard way when I had one planted in a pot and just covered it instead of bringing it in over the winter(I live in Northern Wisconsin). I waited until June or so and it never came back. All I had was some brown sticks in a pot.
As for care of it, just make sure its waterd well, but just don't over water it. Once the flowers die, just dead head them(picking off the dead flowers). The flowers will only last 2 days or so but will continue to bloom throughout the summer and into fall. Picking off the dead flowers will help the new flowers bloom and become bigger. Hibiscus flowers over time can get quite large but are pretty to see.
Reply:If you are talking about the Hibiscus shrub that is often referred to as Rose of Sharon, it does well in my zone 4 garden.
It is the last shrub to develop leaves and often looks dead at the beginning of the season sometimes into late June, but the beautiful fall flowers are worth it.
I have added it to a shrub border where the bareness of the branches are hidden by other plants.
Hibiscus plant when does it bloom and what does it need for care?
Hibiscus plants ususally don't flower until mid to late summer. Since they are more tropical plants, they like the warmer weather. If it is a perennial hibiscus and is one for your zone, then it should be ok. Give it until atleast June for it to bloom, if it hasn't then it's probably dead. Usually, if it's not a perennial, it needs to be brought in during the cold winter months. I found that out the hard way when I had one planted in a pot and just covered it instead of bringing it in over the winter(I live in Northern Wisconsin). I waited until June or so and it never came back. All I had was some brown sticks in a pot.
As for care of it, just make sure its waterd well, but just don't over water it. Once the flowers die, just dead head them(picking off the dead flowers). The flowers will only last 2 days or so but will continue to bloom throughout the summer and into fall. Picking off the dead flowers will help the new flowers bloom and become bigger. Hibiscus flowers over time can get quite large but are pretty to see.
Reply:If you are talking about the Hibiscus shrub that is often referred to as Rose of Sharon, it does well in my zone 4 garden.
It is the last shrub to develop leaves and often looks dead at the beginning of the season sometimes into late June, but the beautiful fall flowers are worth it.
I have added it to a shrub border where the bareness of the branches are hidden by other plants.
What are the little black specks on my new Hibiscus house tree?
Had the tree 1 1/2 days. Had 5 blooms yesterday, tonight I saw lots of small black specks on the flowers that I think may be some kind of bug that I need to treat. With what?
What are the little black specks on my new Hibiscus house tree?
Try dish soap diluted in water and spray it on the plant.
What are the little black specks on my new Hibiscus house tree?
Try dish soap diluted in water and spray it on the plant.
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