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Pruning is used to shape future growth, invigorate old plants, manage plant size and get rid of diseased and dead wood. While the tropical hibiscus can be pruned any time, probably the ideal is the earliest where the resulting tender new growth will be safe from cold damage*.
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Just remember that you will not see much (if ANY) new growth from this pruning.The hibiscus growth slows down considerably during the late summer/fall and winter. ... • avoid saucers with standing water under your hibiscus plants- they can cause root rot and leaf drop.
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Hibiscus plants should be pruned occasionally, which is usually done in the spring. Regularly pruning these plants will make better shaped plants, as well as cause the branching and blooming of the flowers to increase.
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Once you start pruning, you'll also need to collect all dead, possibly diseased wood and put it in a plastic trash bag. You want to send all bad wood off to the dump in plastic bags rather than leave it lying around where it can spread disease back to your healthy hibiscus plants.
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How to To Prune a Hibiscus. Pruning helps to shape new plants and to keep older plants healthy and vital. Plus, "pinch pruning" will encourage hibiscus to develop plenty of showy blooms. These instructions are for... ... on 10/1/2007 I have two hibiscus plants and last fall I pruned them all the way to the ground,
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Hibiscus are tropical plants that need light and, perhaps more importantly, ... The best time for pruning hibiscus is August-October, but some practice spring pruning with good results. Pruning is carried out not only to get a more harmonious plant but also to stimulate budding as hibiscus flower on new shoots.
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Return to the Tropical Plants Forum | Post a Follow-Up ... RE: Pruning Hibiscus ... Pruning an oversized woody Hibiscus...
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Hibiscus plants thrive on being pruned, so pruning will not hurt them. In fact, pruning will increase flower production. If she doesn't believe you and she does me, don't feel bad because it happens all the time to husbands!
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A gardeners guide to the Care And Cultivation of Hibiscus plants and flowers ... We live in southern California (near Los Angeles) and have about 9 large hibiscus plants planted around the pool and spa. They have been in our gardens and doing well for about 3 years; however about 5 of our plants are having problems in that...
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