Hibiscus questions

You need to find out if it is a perennial hibiscus in the northern regions. I don't think it is because it was so tall and from what I have heard the perennial ones are only a couple of feet high. If you plant it in the ground it will probably not recover from the winter. They are perennial in Florida, but not in IL. I myself got five pots this year, and will be bringing them in yet this fall.

Thanks Nancy, I wish he were here to ask if he brought them in for the winter. Maybe I should just leave it inside and plant it in the spring.

Don't do anything to the plant until the stalks die down, the just cut them back but leave some of the stalk , cover with leaves or mulch for the winter. in the spring when it warms up brush away the leaves & wait for the sun to do its job. I have done this every year & even transplanted some & they are doing great. hope this helps. Ann

Hi Deanna, I live in Australia and I stuck my cuttings in pots. They do take a while to grow in pots. The two I have in the grown are doing well come winter or summer. They do need trimming as they say the flowers come on the new growth. They do like the sun.

Sun and trimming will help a lot! Good luck, and so sorry for your loss.

I am not sure about rooting this but to me it looks like a rose mallow which is a type of hibiscus. Look it up and if it is it is a perennial. I live in Maine and they do great here. I found this web page in case it is a rose mallow it tells how to propagate a rose mallow

http://www.gardenguides.com/82045-propagate-hardy-hibiscus.html

Can't help you with the cuttings, but I planted this Hibiscus 2 years ago. It is called a "Hardy Hibiscus". They come in White, Pink and Red. They grow in the midwest including Michigan (winters well below freezing) and Pennsylvania. This one is in Pennsylvania.

If your hibiscus's leaves are shinning, then you need to bring indoor for winter, put at sunny spot of the room. If leaves not shinning, then, it is perineal, you can plant to ground spring time to sunny spot. Freeze temp will kill root in the pot. Perineal cutting can root in the water, wait until root come out then you can plant in the garden spring time. Plant deep until leave come out, make sure stay moist after you plant on the ground.

I would plant them now, But keep them watered, what state are you living in?

Deanna,

I live about 3 hours northwest of you in Iowa. I had 2 larger potted hibiscus trees for years. Every year I would take them in before the hard frost. I put mine in the storage area of the basement and watered them once a month. Once the weather reached 60 degrees I would put them back outside again. Once outside, many of the leaves would change color and fall off. Within a couple of weeks all the leaves would grow in and be as full and beautiful as ever. I highly recommend you bring them in as your winters along the lake can be a bit more brutal than ours. If you want expert advice you can always visit a local greenhouse.

Sorry for your loss and best of luck with the Hibiscus!

When I bought my hibiscus the tag said good outside to 40 degrees. I planted them in pots without drain holes and bring them in each winter and take them out in the spring after danger of frost is gone. I do trim them back when I bring them in but they will do well and bloom most of the winter in a sunny spot watered well once a week with a little fertilizer. One is now 5 years old and the other 6. We live in South Dakota.

Thanks Orville, I'm pretty convinced he left them in the ground,

they do come up every summer.

I'll be taking a few more cuttings next time out there.

Good Luck Ann