I have a tri colour hibiscus tree in a pot and it doesnt look how its supposed to...?

when i got it,it was a stick with some roots so i planted it in a large pot and its in my garden...


the picture of it in my catalogue shows 3 balls of coloured flowers up the stem but im unsure how to look after it...


mine seems to have grown massive shoots with flowers all along them,its quite wild looking...


im unsure of how to get it looking neat and tidy with round balls of flowers in bloom!


maybe im supposed to prune as they grow to keep them short and this could make it bush out more?


if anyone knows how i can look after my hibiscus i would love the advise!


i live on a coastal river that can be lovely and sunny or on the other hand,very windy at times..


my front garden is riverfront entrance with sun most the day although i have a shadier area there...and my back garden gets sun later in the day and until then can be blowy at times...


where would be the best place to put it and should i keep it in a pot or plant?


also i have wisteria trees in pots and want to plant them

I have a tri colour hibiscus tree in a pot and it doesnt look how its supposed to...?
Hibiscus love sunshine, wind is ok too. It will grow larger in the ground but depends on where you live. Hibiscus can tolerate down to just above the freezing line and survive. (1 celcius, 33 farenheit), but cannot survive below freezing. In colder weather it will not flower much and depending on how cold perhaps not at all, but they flourish in the heat and sunshine. As far as pruning goes, you said that it was a tricolored hibiscus, This would indicate to me that it is a hibiscus which has had other colored hibiscus grafted into it which will make multiple colors. You can prune or not, you will still have blooms, but if you don't prune the original color will take over and become the strongest until the other colors disappear completely. Therefore you will not have 3 colors, but one eventually, probably a red since they are the hardiest and most common. If you want to have the larger and tri-colored blooms, you do need to prune. Hibiscus enjoy being pruned and bush right back out, so no problem there. By the way put it in the sunny side of your garden, it will be happiest there. Can't help you with the wisteria part of your question as I have never had this, but I have 15 hibiscus bushes at present in several varieties and colors. I find them to be one of the easiest plants/bushes to grow.
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Reply:Keep you hibiscus in a pot, it won't be frost hardy. Yes you need to prune it to get that bushy ball look.
Reply:your hibiscus should be in the ground as it is in its native land it should NOW be in flower very little pruning reqd if so after flowering
Reply:It depends on where you live if you can plant the hibiscus. If you live in a warm climate you and your tree will be fine. Your hibiscus sounds perfectly normal to me...you know the pictures of the trees and plants you bought were staged by a professional photographer, and things never look like that.


You should be able to plant your wisterias outdoors....they make wonderful trees and would look really lovely in your front yard.