Hibiscus flower garden care outdoor planting and care

Garden hibiscus comes from the Malvov family. A hibiscus plant in the garden can look like a shrub, a compact tree, it's up to you how it should fit into your site.

Hibiscus is native to Asia and South China. In nature, there are more than 300 varieties of this plant. Under natural conditions, its height can reach about three meters.

General information

In Hawaii, the garden hibiscus flower is popular. When various kinds of holidays and festivities take place on the islands, girls decorate their beautiful curly hair with them.

But in turn, in European countries, hibiscus is considered the flower of death. In houses where hibiscus garden grows, according to its external changes, they judged about future changes. If the plant begins to shed its leaves and withers away, it means that someone in the family will get sick.

If buds appeared on the plant ahead of time, this portends an early death, one of the family members. Many stories have been invented that are associated with the appearance of a garden hibiscus flower on plots, they say that if you start it in an apartment, then scandals between husband and wife will begin.

But in the East, hibiscus is considered not a flower of death, but an energetic that fills everything around with life.

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Hibiscus species

Syrian hibiscus his homeland is the south of Transcaucasia. The second name is garden hibiscus. It looks like a rather compact shrub, about 3 meters high. Inflorescences are similar to saucers, flowering begins in the second half of summer to early autumn. Inflorescences are common, sometimes terry. The color is pink, white, red.

A frost-resistant plant, hibiscus can withstand up to - 25 degrees.But constant warm weather is necessary for good abundant flowering. Hibiscus prefers a sunny place, grows well in neutral soil.

Terry hibiscus or volatileChina is considered his homeland. Deciduous shrub, reaching a height of about three meters. The trunk of the plant has a straight, pointed end.

Inflorescences are light, sometimes turning into pink shades, double or sometimes ordinary flowers are found. The diameter of the inflorescence is about 10 cm. Pruning is necessary only if there are dry branches.

Herbaceous hibiscus, a plant with straight shoots, reaching a height of up to 3 meters. The leaves are large, similar to the foliage of a sunflower. The shade of the inflorescences is raspberry, pink, white. The plant is thermophilic, prefers sunny areas. Flowering begins in August and lasts until early September.

Hibiscus is unpretentious, frost-resistant and takes root well in all soils. This species must be cut under the base every fall. And in the new period, flowering will be only on new shoots.

Marsh hibiscus, perennial, grown both in the garden and indoors. It even competes with roses with its bright bloom. The inflorescences are large, the shade of pink turning into a rich red, and inside at the base it is covered with black blotches. Olive leaves, smooth. Withstands frosty weather down to -30 degrees.

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Hibiscus planting and care in the open field

Growing a hibiscus garden does not bring much trouble, but having done everything right, a successful result awaits you.

Watering for hibiscus needs regular, moderate, as the soil dries. In hot weather, water often, but do not allow moisture to stagnate.

For planting garden hibiscus in the open field, it is necessary to prepare loose soil, saturated with humus fertilizers and without moisture stagnation. The garden hibiscus flower requires constant loosening of the soil and removal of weeds around it.

During the period of active development from the first months of summer to autumn, hibiscus needs regular fertilization with a high content of nitrogen and phosphorus. It should be fed several times a month, and potash fertilizers should be added closer to winter. Hibiscus inflorescences bloom for only one day.

You can also familiarize yourself with the indoor hibiscus plant and what kind of care it needs to provide at home by clicking on the link.

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Hibiscus garden care and seed propagation

Hibiscus cultivation from seeds begins from the end of January to the first month of spring. Before sowing, the seeds are placed in a saturated solution of manganese for 30 minutes, and then in a small amount of a growth stimulant and left for 24 hours.

After all the procedures done, the seeds must be sown in a container with peat and sand in equal proportions. Cover with foil and glass and maintain the temperature at about 26 degrees. Do not forget to open and ventilate the containers and water from the spray into the soil.

When the first three leaves begin to appear in the seedlings, they need to be planted in separate containers. It is necessary to ensure that the seedlings do not stretch, for this they need sufficient lighting. Seedlings are transplanted to the site in May. There is also a way to reproduce garden hibiscus by sowing itself.

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Propagation of hibiscus by cuttings

For propagation by cuttings, cuttings with three nodes are cut, the lower part is treated with a growth stimulator. Then they are transplanted into peat soil with a temperature of about 26 degrees, preferably in a greenhouse.

After the cuttings take root, they are planted and pinched, to create a shape in separate containers with prepared soil, peat, sod land, leaf and sand, everything is taken in equal parts.

And as soon as a compact bush grows, you can plant it on the site. Provided proper care, flowering will begin in the first year. You can also root the cuttings in water.

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Pruning garden hibiscus in spring

Pruning of hibiscus is done mainly for the purpose of thinning and removing dry shoots from the shrub and giving the shrub the shape you want. To form a tree, a young plant is cut to the base of three buds, leaving only a well-stemmed body.

In the following times, pruning of garden hibiscus in the spring is necessary for the extreme shoots up to two buds, and the central trunk up to six buds. When the tree reaches the height you need, then you need to cut off excess branches and tops of the tree.

It is necessary to remove and thin out the shrub in early spring before saping begins. The better you prune old branches, the more and more abundant the flowering will be for the season.

Pruning Syrian hibiscus involves different lengths of shoots, then your plant will look interesting enough and have a beautiful shape.

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Hibiscus diseases and pests

• If your plant does not receive moisture for a long time during a drought, then it may be susceptible to pests such as aphids and spider mites. To destroy them, it is better to treat the plant with insecticides.
• Among the diseases that affect hibiscus, the most common is chlorosis, the lower leaves begin to turn yellow and crumble, and new ones also grow yellowish. The reason for this is the lack of nitrogen fertilizers and iron in the soil. For this, it is watered with a liquid complex fertilizer with the addition of the necessary substances.
• If your plant refuses to bloom and has slowed down its growth, then there is a lack of phosphorus and boron in the soil, and if the shoots are inhibited in growth, there is a lack of nitrogen fertilizers, you should treat the plant with fertilizer with the addition of nitrogen, and then flowering will surely appear.

Fulfilling all the prescriptions correctly, your plant will develop and delight your garden plot with its active growth and abundant flowering.

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A beautiful plant that, due to its wide species diversity in the natural environment, can take on a herbaceous form, as well as a shrub or tree, is known as hibiscus. The deciduous and evergreen mallow species grows throughout tropical and subtropical climates. While in temperate latitudes in the open ground, single species are able to grow, united under a single name - garden hibiscus, the care and reproduction of which even a beginner can do.

Types and varieties of garden hibiscus

In nature, the genus of hibiscus has more than 300 varieties, while in Central Russia, only three are cultivated in the garden:

• Syrian hibiscus - deciduous shrub, the natural height of which ranges from 5-6 m, is a native of China. On shoots covered with ovoid foliage of intense green color, single flowers of various colors bloom during the flowering period. Popular varieties: Diana, Vayelit Ilar Double, Pink Giant, Carneus Plenus.
• Hibiscus trigeminal Is a highly branching species from Africa, which today can be found in all regions with irrigated agriculture. The variety owes its name to the three-lobed structure of the leaf plates, in the axils of which buds are formed. Flowering, in which yellow flowers with a red core bloom only in the morning, lasts more than a month.
• Hybrid hibiscus - herbal perennial, obtained by crossing several North American varieties, stands out for its large flowers with a wide color palette. Among the most spectacular varieties are "Youth", "Late", "Rose-Porcelain".

Landing in open ground

Work on planting hibiscus planting material in open ground is carried out in the spring. after the threat of return frost disappears. Planting is also allowed in the first half of autumn.

Site selection and soil requirements

The optimal place where hibiscus can grow for about 20 years without experiencing discomfort is a sunny, wind-protected area with light, fertile soil that has excellent air and water permeability.

Landing technology

Planting a garden hibiscus is carried out according to the following algorithm:

1. A planting hole is dug, the dimensions of which should be twice the root system of the seedling.
2. A thick layer of drainage material is placed at the bottom of the pit, which is broken brick, crushed stone or expanded clay.
3. The drainage is covered with 15 cm layers of sand and compost in the following sequence: sand, compost, sand.
4. Then the seedling is lowered so that the root collar is slightly deepened.
5. The pit is filled with a soil mixture of garden soil, peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 4: 1.
6. The planted plant is spud and watered.
7. After drying, the groove is covered with soil, and the near-trunk circle is leveled.

Attention! If planting is carried out in the fall, then the trunk area is mulched.

Culture care

The hibiscus flower will delight the owner with large flowers while fulfilling the basic agrotechnical requirements.

Watering and mulching

A tropical garden representative needs regular watering, the next portion of which should be poured out after the soil has dried in the trunk circle. During periods of prolonged drought, humidification is carried out daily.

Advice! To retain moisture in the soil for a longer period, mulching should be carried out, which also enriches the soil with nutrients.

Loosening and removal of weeds

The soil under the hibiscus must be systematically loosened to maintain the required level of aeration and water permeability. Weeds are removed during the procedure.

Top dressing

During the period of intensive growth, hibiscus needs regular feeding:

• In the summer, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers are included in the top dressing.
• In the first half of autumn, in order for the plant to fully prepare for winter, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied under the bushes.

Pruning

In order to preserve the decorativeness of the plant, it is necessary to systematically carry out pruning, with the help of which various goals are achieved:

• Formative - to form the standard form, the shoots of the planted plant are shortened to the third bud, keeping only the trunk. Subsequently, all lateral shoots are removed until the trunk reaches the required height, when the formation of skeletal branches of the crown is carried out.
• Sanitary - before the buds awaken, pruning is carried out, in which old, sick and developing shoots are removed, and last year's branches are also shortened.
• Rejuvenating - a haircut, in which dried, old shoots are removed and all other branches are shortened into ⅔ parts.

Transfer

If necessary, transplanting can be carried out only in early spring after cutting the shoots to half their length.

How to care for in autumn, winter?

Hybrid hibiscus are winter hardy, so they do not need special shelter. It is enough to huddle the cut plant and mulch it well with sawdust or garden foliage.

In the case of tree forms, the situation is more complicated:

1. In the first case, the plant is dug up and hibernates in a tub indoors.
2. Or, the hibiscus is provided with a reliable shelter with the help of organic material in the form of spruce branches, which protects the culture well from frost and does not allow podrovanie.

Attention! When hibiscus is sheltered by a garden spruce tree, protective measures are taken aimed at destroying mouse-like rodents that feed on the bark of an exotic representative.

Disease and pest control

Garden hibiscus is not susceptible to damage by harmful organisms. However, if the drought persists for a long period, the plant can be attacked by aphids, thrips, whitefly and spider mites.If insects are detected on a crop, it is necessary to carry out an insecticide treatment in two stages with an interval of 14 days. Among the diseases that are observed on hibiscus, chlorosis is distinguished, which occurs due to the poverty of the soil.

Breeding features

Garden hibiscus propagates, most often, by cuttings and seeds.

Cuttings

The procedure is carried out in the summer in this way:

1. Cuttings with 2-3 internodes are cut.
2. The cut sites are treated with a growth stimulant.
3. Cuttings are planted in peat, where bottom heating is organized.
4. After rooting, the cuttings are transplanted into pots with a substrate, where they are located until lateral shoots are formed.
5. To stimulate branching, the plant is pinched.
6. After the formation of the bush, the culture is planted in the garden.

Peculiarity! Subject to all measures, new plants bloom in the same year.

Seed method

Seed propagation is carried out in winter or early spring, when:

1. Seed material is soaked in a growth stimulator, after which it is sown in a mixture of peat and sand.
2. The crops are covered with glass and placed in a warm, bright place, where they are ventilated and moistened at short time intervals.
3. After the formation of two pairs of true leaves, the seedlings dive into individual pots.

Advice! To prevent the seedlings from stretching out due to a lack of light in the winter, artificial lighting should be organized.

The main problems when growing in the garden

Compliance with agrotechnical requirements, as a rule, avoids the problems that arise during cultivation.

However, there are situations when the reason is unclear:

• Yellowing of hibiscus - if the yellowness of the leaves is not associated with a lack of watering during a prolonged drought, then the reason lies in a lack of iron, nitrogen in the soil or trauma to the root system during transplantation.
• Lack of flowers - if all the requirements for growing hibiscus garden are met, the lack of flowering may be due to the poverty of the soil, which must be systematically enriched.
• Falling foliage - if the phenomenon is not observed at the end of the growing season, then the determining factors are insufficient or excessive watering, as well as a damaged root.

Thus, garden hibiscus is an ornamental plant that can decorate the site for many years, while following simple care rules.

The tropics have provided many plants for cultivated agriculture. Among them are garden hibiscus, its care and reproduction will not cause difficulties even in the middle lane. Among the many garden varieties, the most unpretentious is the Syrian hibiscus. It endures low temperatures and moves further north.

Hibiscus garden plant and its varieties

In total, in natural conditions, there are 200 varieties of hibiscus, and through the efforts of breeders, their number has increased to 500. All cultivated species are divided according to the form of development:

• herbaceous varieties;
• tree-like;
• shrubby.

Growing and caring for garden hibiscus is a fun experience. In landscape design, all types of plants occupy special niches. Herbaceous varieties hibernate well under cover and produce beautiful curtains that mask household structures.

Planting and leaving hibiscus garden - photo - shrub, allows you to get a hedge and various compositions by formation. It is especially easy to work with the unpretentious Syrian hibiscus. It is the shrub that has become the most common in the mild climate of the middle zone. It is easier to cover for winter preservation.

Agrotechnics of hibiscus

To grow garden hibiscus in an unusual climate, you need to adhere to the recommendations of breeders in the care and reproduction. The main operations are:

• choose a planting site;
• water and feed;
• prepare for wintering.

Care includes protecting plantings from pests, diseases and creating decorative forms.

In a bright, sunny place and without transplanting, garden hibiscus can grow up to 20 years. The chosen place should be protected from wind and scorching sun rays. Planting a plant from a container or transplanting should be done in the spring, when the plant is full of vitality. Well-developed plants are planted with seedlings. Basically, the bushes that have overwintered in a container in a warm place are transplanted.

Correct rooting of hibiscus

The strong root system of the plant consists of a central rod with tines. A hibiscus transplant is unnecessary if it is getting enough nourishment. Therefore, the landing pit is prepared in advance. It is dug out with a margin so that the roots have a place for development at first in loose soil. The nutritional composition is laid down:

• turf land - 2 parts;
• leafy land - 2 parts;
• ripe humus - 1 part;
• coarse sand - 1 part.

Pour half a bucket of water. Roots are arranged on the pillow, without damage, with the expectation that the upper tier will be at surface level. Only light roots work on the plant, the old ones take nutrients for themselves.

The soil is carefully poured and compacted, and from above the new plant is spud and watered so that the earth between the roots is compacted. In the photo, planting and subsequent care of the tree hibiscus.

If the plant needs to be transplanted to a new location, then the best time in spring is before flowering. At the same time, the upper roots are removed, and the tree is moved to a new place without destroying the earthen coma. So that the plant can feed the upper part, the crown is trimmed before transplanting.

Regular feeding with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers is important in the cultivation and care of garden hibiscus. Phosphorus activates flowering, and potassium improves the winter hardiness of the plant. Juice with a high content of potassium salts does not like aphids - the main pest of the plant.

Formation of an ornamental plant

In some areas with cold winters, garden hibiscus is grown as a tub plant. If three plants with different colors are grown in one container, then by intertwining the trunks in the process of growth, you can get a multi-colored composition with a common trunk, as in the photo of the garden tree hibiscus.

In the spring, with the appearance of new stems, the old dry twigs are removed. Pruning is necessary, only young branches bloom. Therefore, remove excess twigs before the start of sap flow in the spring. Old branches are cut out, the shoots of the last year are shortened by a quarter. Bushes can be given the desired shape by systematic pruning. There are several types of pruning:

• stimulating, in early spring;
• thinning, removal of dried, weakened shoots;
• corrective;
• autumn, after the cessation of flowering;
• for survival when leaving a minimum of ground mass.

Watering and spraying hibiscus

Water for irrigation needs rain or river water with low hardness. Watering the plant requires moderate, depending on the drying of the topsoil. If it's hot outside, watering can be done daily. The leaves must be washed from dust and thereby prevent the appearance of a spider mite. If the color begins to fall off en masse, there is not enough moisture. Chlorosis warns of watering with water with chlorine or iron. There is no violation if a beautiful flower falls off in a day. Another should bloom to replace it. A signal of danger is the massive fall of flowers and unopened buds. And most often the cause of the disease of hibiscus garden is improper watering.

To save it from aphids, the plant must be sprayed with water and ash from cigars or cigarettes. Aphids cannot stand the smell of lavender growing next to hibiscus. Therefore, measures should be taken in advance so that the delicate leaves of hibiscus do not interest the insect.

Preparation for wintering is a crucial stage

Garden tree hibiscus sheds its leaves for the winter. In the middle lane, it grows no higher than two meters. Hibiscus blooms from July until the first frost.Frost-resistant varieties are considered that do not freeze out during mild southern winters. In the middle lane, shelter for tropical plants is necessary. For cultivation, varieties with simple non-double flowers should be used here.

The plant is watered abundantly in winter, after the top layer has dried, it is spud high, but sand is added to the ground by a third. When stable frosty weather is established, the plant is covered with shavings, sawdust, dry foliage - a loose bedding about 15 cm high.

The branches, as far as possible, bend to the ground, are covered with dense non-woven material in several rows. A frame is erected on top, on which insulating materials and coniferous spruce branches are subsequently thrown. The photo shows how the garden hibiscus hibernates in the garden.

In temperate latitudes, tree-like hibiscus can winter only with warmed roots, but it is necessary to prepare a frame for rescue in extreme conditions. In areas with a continental climate, garden hibiscus is guaranteed to be kept in cellars by digging out a plant with a large clod of earth.

Herbaceous hibiscus will overwinter if it is insulated after the ground part has died.

Reproduction of garden hibiscus

Hibiscus propagates easily by cuttings and seeds. Both methods are used, but cuttings give a decorative bush faster. The seed method allows you to get an adult flowering plant in 3 years.

For cuttings, lignified cut shoots are suitable, which give a panicle of roots in water. The best cuttings can be planted in pots and planted in a permanent place after winter. You can also root cuttings in the substrate. But a strong bush that has grown stronger over the summer, ready for wintering, is obtained from an overwintered and grown seedling.

Garden Hibiscus Care Videos

The tree hibiscus is popularly called very romantic - the flower of love. This plant can be safely attributed to the most beautiful creatures of nature. Simply breathtaking to its owners gives hibiscus color. When it blooms, its huge bright flowers cannot but attract the eyes of every passer-by. Among the inhabitants of the southern regions of Russia and Ukraine, the Syrian hibiscus is very popular, the Chinese hibiscus is especially beautiful. In the northern regions, it can only be grown in large flowerpots, so that when frost occurs, the plants can be brought into warm rooms.

Hibiscus varieties

The tree hibiscus belongs to the Malvian. In natural conditions, there are about 200 plant species that differ in shape and size. Flowers in different species are also of different sizes and colors, there are some that are the size of a volleyball.

Hibiscus species

Syrian hibiscus has very bright green leaves and large double or simple flowers. Their color is different. It grows slowly and for the first time pleases with flowers only in the third or fourth year.

The dissected hibiscus is a species that boasts interesting dissected petals that are folded back, hence the name. It blooms from May to November with flowers with a diameter of 8 cm in red, orange or mixed colors. Chinese hibiscus is very similar to this species.

Hibiscus trifoliate - a tall species, leaves in the form of petioles, tripartite in shape. Pale yellow, relatively small flowers with a purple center open at 4 o'clock in the morning, close again in the afternoon.

Drumonda hibiscus - the plant has three-segment leaves with split edges and five-petal flowers of purple or pink color with a dark center.

It is worth noting the fact that among all the varieties at home, only the tree hibiscus has taken root perfectly garden, or Syrian.

Description of tree hibiscus

Frost-resistant and completely unpretentious - this is a description of such a plant as a tree-like garden hibiscus. Planting and leaving is quite simple. Looks great such a bush as a flowering hedge.Hibiscus is characterized by a long flowering period, the first flowers bloom with the onset of summer, the latter delight with their beauty in late autumn.

Treelike garden hibiscus has small ovoid leaves, they grow rather late. If you take care of the shrub correctly, then it can reach three meters in height and one and a half meters in width. The fact that the plant is looked after according to the rules can be seen in the shiny green leaves and large bright flowers. In spring and autumn, when the air is cold, hibiscus leaves can take on a yellow tint.

Beautiful color: tree hibiscus

Anyone who has ever seen a hibiscus bush strewn with flowers knows what an indescribable beauty it is! The diameter of the flowers often reaches 12 cm. The color is so bright that it immediately attracts the eye and causes delight. Flowers are arranged one by one, at a distance from each other.

This beautiful flower lives only one day, in the morning it blooms, withers until evening, and its petals crumble. But, despite this sad fact, the hibiscus bush does not remain without buds. After all, new ones bloom on it every day.

Tree hibiscus: planting and care

Garden hibiscus, as mentioned earlier, can be grown without much difficulty in your garden. Planting a tree hibiscus, although not too difficult, but still some rules you need to know.

The soil for this plant must be prepared fertile, loose and rich in humus. In order for the bush to fully develop, and during the flowering period it was strewn with beautiful flowers, a sunny, quiet place without drafts is selected for it. The plant should be watered regularly and often, while flooding should not be allowed, the ground near the hibiscus should be constantly moistened.

Young plants need special attention from their owner, especially during the cold season. They must be covered so that they can survive the frost. If hibiscus is planted in the soil in the fall, then before the arrival of winter, the land around the bushes is mulched.

Proper planting and watering are not all the rules that need to be followed when caring for a plant. In order for the bush to bloom for a long time and abundantly, it must be fed. Fertilizers are applied once every two weeks, most importantly, they should contain a lot of phosphate. Before winter arrives, hibiscus needs to be fed with potassium fertilizer, this will support the bush and help it survive the frosts.

If you follow all of the above rules, then this beautiful plant can live up to twenty years or even more.

Propagation by cuttings

Tree hibiscus can be propagated in more than one way. The grafting method has proven to be the most effective. If you decide to plant this beautiful bush in your garden in this way, then there will be no special difficulties.

Cutting is recommended in the spring, before the time the hibiscus blooms, for this you can use those parts that remain after pruning. Prepared cut cuttings must be placed in water and wait until roots appear on them.

It is better to plant cuttings with roots in flowerpots and put them in the garden. Thus, with the onset of the first winter, it will be possible to hide it in the same flowerpot in a warm place and protect a very weak plant from frost.

Seed propagation

You can successfully propagate hibiscus garden by seeds, this method also does not conceal any special difficulties. You can sow seeds from January to March. First, the planting material must be soaked in the Epin solution. Prepare the soil for planting from a mixture of sand and peat, fill a flower pot with a peat mixture and sow the prepared seeds into it. Cover the pot with seeds with glass. To get excellent shoots, you need to maintain a high temperature, about 27 degrees. Dishes with seeds must be ventilated periodically.

When several leaves appear at the seedlings, they are dived and planted in small separate pots. Then everything is the same as with cuttings, in the warm season, leave small hibiscus in the garden, choosing a cozy place for them. And for the winter, transfer them to a warm place.

What is the correct pruning procedure?

In caring for the plant, another important procedure is needed - this is the pruning of hibiscus. It is recommended to do it at the end of winter, until the time when the bush begins to "wake up" and actively grow.

Pruning hibiscus helps the plant to delight the gardener with a huge number of flowers. This is due to the fact that flower buds of a beautiful bush are formed only on the shoots of the current year.

You can prune this garden beauty for a beautiful appearance of the plant, an ornamental shrub will serve as a wonderful decoration for any yard, balcony or terrace. The southern inhabitants make pyramids, balls, rhombuses, and various other shapes covered with bright large flowers from hibiscus. The sight is very beautiful!

Some people are of the opinion that the plant may suffer from pruning, but this is not the case. Hibiscus tolerates such a haircut normally, while getting rid of dried branches. Each gardener, at his discretion, makes pruning and forms a bush for the environment.

Preparing hibiscus for winter

As mentioned earlier, this ornamental shrub is a southerner, so it is only natural that many are interested in how hibiscus winters. It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question, it all depends on the variety, on the locality, on the climate. Most non-double garden hibiscus varieties are considered frost resistant. For plants of this species, which "live" in the southern regions, special preparation for wintering is not needed. But for northern plants it is necessary to make a shelter from frost, otherwise the hibiscus may die in winter.

For treelike and herbaceous hibiscus, preparation for winter is carried out in the same way. It is necessary to cut the plants and water abundantly, this is done before the onset of the first frost. After several days after watering, the bushes are huddled, having prepared for this land mixed with sand.

At the end of November, hibiscus must be insulated. To do this, build mounds 15-20 cm high around the plants using sawdust and dry leaves. If the plant is young, then it is recommended to wrap it up completely for the winter. This is not too difficult to do, the entire bush bends down to the ground and is covered with a special material, and it is also necessary to cover it with plastic wrap from above.

On the question of hibiscus wintering: it is worth drawing the attention of gardeners to the fact that the Syrian hibiscus "wakes up" for a very long time in spring, because of this there are cases when the owner of the plant uproots a living bush, deciding that he died during frosts.

What is hibiscus sick and how to avoid it?

If it is not enough to water the hibiscus, or if it lacks nutrients, the flower buds will tie, but almost immediately fall off.

If there is an excess of iron in the water that is watered on the plant, then the upper leaves will turn yellow, and the lower ones will fall off.

If a hibiscus has drooping and sluggish leaves, it means that the plant "asks to drink", it has little moisture.

If the ground is too cold, it can cause the roots of the hibiscus to dry out and die.

Look closely at your beautiful blooming green pet, take good care of it, and then the garden hibiscus will delight you with its unusual southern charm for many years.