"Do you loose all your leaves when you let it go semi-dormant?" You must have asked me this same question two times at least already!! I guess you don't believe it. But no, I don't loose ANY leaves in the winter when I grow them under chilly and dry conditions (December until mid-February). I do not keep my limes (Persian or Key limes) in cool conditions (they are much more tropical). Citrus and hot, dry interior conditions just don't go together so I have given up on anything but limes in the house itself. For the rest of the Citrus collection (in the garage), day temps under glass are now in the low to mid 60's even when it's only in the mid 50's outside--that's NOT cold and the air is fairly humid. As I said, my challenge is really just January--the rest of the year is a cake walk. PS. One of the reasons I am anxious to get them out of the garage is that a stronger sun and warmer conditions means that I have to be much more attentive to watering as they dry out much faster now. I wish I could say that I dote over them in the Winter, but I virtually forget about them from about early December until mid-February.

Do you leave it outdoors? The bloom looks like an althea (rose of Sharon) of some type. I can't see the leaves or stems well enough for better ID. Regardless, therw are so many white hibiscuses, it will be hard to definitively ID it.

I do what Bill does and I save my Mandevilla, Abutilon and Plecanthras. Last year I tried to save a particularly pretty begonia and it did great. This year I am going to try a young clematis. The abutilon will flower all winter. I have a bunch of spider plants that are for outdoor only and they hang out there too. and a couple of other unknown tropicals. And an asparagas fern. I try to do coleus cuttings too, but I have had mixed success with that. I also transition plants in the garage for a week or two in front of a window to get them used to less than ideal conditions. That is a good time to do bug monitoring. I think all this is usually done by now, but this year has been slow to get cold so I still have half of the stuff outside; half in the garage. The mandevilla will lose some leaves throughout the winter but puts on new growth too and it hangs on enough til spring. I cut it back to about 3'. I have two 4' tables set up each with 2 shop light sets, 8 bulbs total.

Its just in shock. They don't care to be moved to a vastly different spot than they are used to. Once it becomes adjusted it will grow new leaves. You will have to bring it in once it gets close to the night temps getting in the 50s slowly move it into more shade like under a tree for about a week then can bring it in the house. It may lose all its leaves again but when it gets used to being in the house it will grow new ones back. In the spring move it slowly into more sun like back under a tree for a couple weeks and then back into FULL sun. Despite what someone else said they are full sun plants even here in Central TX where hardly anything can stand full sun. They take a lot of water and fertilizer while outside but don't overwater in the house. They are heavy feeders while blooming. Check your leaves for pests as well. Spider mites can make them turn yellow and fall off but Just the trip is enough to do it as well. Good luck and email me if you need anymore help. Be careful and read the label on any pesticide you use some will kill hibiscus. It will say on the label not for use with hibiscus.