Whether you grow Hardy or tropical hibiscusYou can enjoy spacious, trumpet-shaped flowers from year to year with little extra care in autumn to protect from hard winter season.
Although it does not usually fit for cold weather, we have gathered all that you can make your hibiscus without any problem in the next year.
How to overwin tropical hibiscus
The tropical hibiscus usually does not do good in cold weather, but do not abandon it at the end of the season, even if you live in a cold, icy climate. You can enjoy floral performance in all winter by bringing your plant indoors and following these simple steps.
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Your tropical hisbiscus prune
Use a sharp Hand out To cut back branches Up to one third of their total lengthCut a leaf node or a set of leaves. Each branch should maintain a set of at least three nodes or leaves.
Treat tropical hibiscus for insects and pests
Hibiscus is not troubled by many pests, however Spider mites And Aphids Sometimes reside and you do not want to bring them indoors for other houseplant. Spray it with a strong, completely a garden hose and let the stems and leaves dry. If you find an infection, Neem Or another gardening oil.
Sometimes ants reside in potted plants. Try to keep Ant Wet near the pot or soil. Ensure that all additional water drains.
Take to an sunny place inside the house
Bring the tropical hibiscus inside the house before the temperature starts in the 50 ° F range. Find a place that receives Bright direct or indirect sun risk,
If you can provide bright sunlight of five to six hours per day, your hibiscus can continue blooming all for a long time in all winter. The plant will become more inactive with bright but indirect light.
Tropical Hibiscus loses leaves
When you go inside the house for the first time, your hibiscus can leave your leaves. This is a natural reaction to low light and temperature changes. The plant will adjust and produce new leaves in time.
Watering and fertilizing tropical hibiscus in winter
Prevent fertilizer during winter months and reduce water for especially inactive plants that show no signs of new growth. If your hibiscus continues to exclude the new green growth, keep the soil moist when the top inch dries, drink water.
Indoor temperature for tropical hibiscus
The tropical hibiscus does good in average domestic temperature. Find a place free from draft and a place away from heating vent. If the indoor air is especially dry, make the plant weekly or staining Keep a humidifier nearby,
How Overwinter Hardy Hibiscus
Hardy Hibiscus is Woody and is able to withstand temperature -30 ° F. After a hard frost, branches and leaf die back, at the time you can make each woody stem up to six to eight inches above the soil level. It helps in direct energy in root growth and prepare a plant for new growth in spring.
Add a Alcohol To keep the soil moist and to protect your plant from drying the winter winds.
New growth for Hardy Hibiscus
Hardy Hibiscus is slow for exiting the domity and displaying a new growth in spring. It is helpful in marking the location where it grows as it will come later compared to many other perennial plants.
How to keep your hibiscus alive during winter
There are two ways to keep tropical hibiscus rich through winter. You can allow the plant to go to domity or it can be considered as a houseplant.
How to overwin a passive tropical hibiscus
- Take the plant to a cool, dark place like a garage or shade where the minimum temperature remains above cold before the first frost.
- Stop fertilizer and water sometimes, just enough to prevent the soil from drying completely. Do not sit in the standing water.
- When the temperature remains above 50 ° F and the entire danger of frost passes, move your plant out, which exposes it in a more bright sunlight each day. You should see new leaves in several weeks.
- Start a regular water and fertilization routine.
How to overwin tropical hibiscus as a houseplant
- Before the first frost, move well inside the tropical hibiscus house.
- Keep plants where they will get bright, direct sunlight every six hours daily. Avoid draft areas and heating vents.
- Continue the water when the top inch dries the top inch. If the air is dry, the humidifier of a room nearby or twice or twice the plant weekly.
- In spring, when the temperature exceeds 50 ° F and all the threat of frost is passed, the plants can be returned out.
- Apply the plants slowly in the bright outer sun, give them a little more time in the sun every day for about a week.
- Start a regular fertilization and water schedule.
Is the temperature very cold for Hibiscus?
The temperature below 50 ° F causes tropical hibiscus to lose its leaves. Heavy frost and cold temperature can kill these cold sensitive plants.
Hardy Hibiscus withto a temperature up to 30 ° F until the air around them keeps a slight moisture.
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Can Hibiscus come back after the cold?
It is possible that the hibiscus may return after the cold depending on the range of damage. If crowns and roots are still viable, close dead branches and leaves. Fertilize the new growth to encourage.
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How can I save Hibiscus from cold?
You can protect the hibiscus indoors and increase it as a houseplant, or by putting it in a garage or outer location, where the temperature is above the cold.
