How do I save my yellow Hawaiian Hibiscus?
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Rozmund
..leaves are turning yellow. Was really thriving on the side deck - brought it in, to repot as an indoor plant, but the nice thick leaves are turning yellow and dropping off...called Haiwan Punch..it says to water when top one inch gets dry so I have been watering from the bottom...do they do this normally....I am not a houseplant person..ivy is my strength...thanks, Roz
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Hibiscus is an outdoor plant. It may die off in the winter but it comes back in the spring. Just plant it outside and cut it back to leave about 10 inches.
Needs sun or artificial light ,if you water from bottom only plant doesn't get watered evenly. http://www.trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html MORE https://laidbackgardener.blog/2017/01/13/the-secrets-to-growing-hibiscus-indoors/ MORE http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/care/winter.htm
It may be in shock and is kind of hibernating while it adjusts to both being indoor and being put in a new home at the same time. Mine usually do the same thing when they come in the house in for the winter. Not all the leaves turn yellow, but some plants may loose a lot. When they say to water when the top inch or two is dry, stick your finger in it to see if it is dry, then water from the top. Unless you have a self watering pot, it is hard to water it appropriately from the bottom and the moisture may not really reach the top. Hibiscus are not fond of having wet feet (roots). Keep caring for it, you may start to see new leaves coming out soon. Hibiscus are fairly harder and can come back. No matter how I acclimate mine in the fall, I always have some leaf loss due to the change of environment. A moisture meter may help you with watering it correctly. Don't fertilize it until it shows strong signs of coming back, you could cause some root burn. I don't care any differently for mine when I bring them in and I have only lost parts of a couple of plants in the last few seasons. We had early cold this year and I lost part of one that was supposed to be good to 32 degrees when we had to put them in the garage until the plant room was ready, otherwise, all I had was a little leaf loss on the plants and now they are healthy and flowering.