Sad hibiscus.... Need advice
scott_madison Zone 5a- Madison, WI
7 years ago
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Hibiscus Seedling Looking Sad
Comments (4)You don't say when you dug it up, but if it was recent, it may be in transplant shock. In tidying a bed last week, I accidentally pulled a sprout from the ground of a hibiscus. I potted it up, watered it well and put it in the shade. It looked awful for a few days. We had a good rain last night and this morning, it's perked up pretty as you please! It lost about half of its lower leaves, but it's going to live. Be patient. Maybe that's all it is....See MoreSad Hibiscus
Comments (3)Steph79, I would say no and attach a picture. Different types have different needs. Incorrect fertilizers can kill a plant and often times yellow leaves are a hint of an issue, but not a reason to over react. I have several hibiscus that have been over wintering under artificial light and the leaves compensated to adjust (picture added). Now that spring is around the corner, I expose them to sunlight for 1-3 hour intervals. These larger leaves are being shed for newer smaller leaves as the plant adjusts. Wholesale shedding is a potential issues, but be conscience of more detailed leaf drop. Is it only bottom leaves, top, etc.... Hope this helps Ed...See MoreNeed advice on Hibiscus please
Comments (3)Wherever you cut a plant, two new branches will grow, so I'd recommend cutting them back to where it starts branching, so when they grow back out, they will be fuller. Keep doing it until you are satisfied with the fullness. Why aren't they planted in the ground?...See MoreNeed advice for my sad succulent!
Comments (3)You don't want to use sand in the mix, so it's good if there isn't any. But mix is not that great anyway. For succulents, the best potting mix is fast draining, containing more inorganic materials like grit, perlite, pumice, turface, scoria...I don't know if you can get any of these; also you didn't mention where you live. Adding general location or at least a growing zone next to your name would help. If you can't get gritty, mostly inorganic mix mentioned above (most of us make our own since that kind is not available in any store-garden center-greenhouse), at least get a bag of perlite and mix with C&S soil you have, at 50/50 ratio (could be even more perlite). It will be much better draining than what you have now. There are couple of sellers where you could buy similar mix by mail. I don't know how good it is since I never purchased from them. Plant is difficult to ID - close up may help, but plant needs to 'get better' to be sure of ID. It is probably one of the echeverias (?). Regardless what it is, they need just about same care: well draining mix I mentioned, container should have drainage hole, and lots of light. Your plant is most likely not getting enough since it is just stretching in search of more light (etiolating), growing long stalks but hardly any leaves....See Morescott_madison Zone 5a- Madison, WI
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