How to Grow Hibiscus

Colorful flowers that light up a garden, a terrace, a simple balcony, wherever there is a plant.ibiscoRed, yellow, peach, coral, orange, white: you'll be spoiled for choice. If the plants are well cared for, at the right temperature (theibisco It cannot tolerate very cold temperatures and extreme drought and requires exposure to the sun), you can have double flowering, from June to September. While the ideal months for grafting are from December to February.

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Do you want in the garden or on the terrace some flowers beautiful, colorful and cheerful? Think about hibiscus, a plant that with hundreds of varieties, with its height (it can reach up to 2 meters) and with its colorful flowers, can also give a tropical touch to your green space.Of the various existing varieties, the most widespread in Italy is the hibiscus syriacus, one of the most beautiful precisely because of its colors.

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HOW TO GROW HIBISCUS IN A POT OR IN THE GARDEN

Here's how hibiscus is grown, paying attention to what to do in different seasons. Even in the middle of winter.

HOW TO PLANT HIBISCUS

You can grow it in garden Or even just in a pot on the terrace. Just be careful to choose the right location: these plants adapt very well to extreme climates, both summer and winter, even withstanding temperatures as low as -15°C, but they require full sun exposure.

Don't overdo the size of the pot, otherwise you risk compromising the plant's beauty. With a pot that's too large, theibisco It will spend its energy extending its roots to resist and be solid. But this will result in fewer leaves and fewer flowers. Repotting should be done every two to four years, preferably in spring.

WHEN TO PLANT THEHIBISCUS

The season to plant it is spring or, at most, autumn.Choose a suitable container, at least 25 centimeters deep, and as for the soil, hibiscus, thanks to its deep, branching plant system, adapts to any soil, even poor ones. The best season to plant it is spring, especially where it rains heavily in autumn.

LAND FOR THEHIBISCUS

Il Plot It should be kept moist, not soaked. Water the hibiscus, which needs plenty of water anyway, whenever you notice the soil is dry.

THEibisco It can grow in any soil, even stony, but it definitely prefers humus-rich and well-drained soil.

HOW TO FERTILISE THEHIBISCUS

Le manuring They should be done in late winter, but without overdoing it. Hibiscuses, especially Syrian hibiscuses, are very frugal plants. At the end of winter, you can add a little pelleted manure, lightly burying it in the soil. For a young plant 30-40 centimeters tall, a handful is enough; for an adult plant, 1 kilogram is needed.

WHEN TO PRUNE HIBISCUS

La pruning It is expected for the end of winter, cutting the apical branches, but sparingly in order to ensure that the plant has a soft shape.

HOW TO CURE HIBISCUS

Multiplication by grafting Instead, it's done from December to February. From the variety you want to propagate, take a scion (the graft) with three pairs of buds, about 10 centimeters long and 0,5 centimeters in diameter, and shape it into a "flute-beak" tip, about 2 centimeters long.

Remember, during the winter, to put theibisco Protect it. Away from excessively cold and low temperatures: the plant won't tolerate these conditions. The best thing to do is move it indoors for the winter months.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?HIBISCUS

A hibiscus plant in a 16-18 cm pot costs about 9 euros for a height of 30-40 cm. A 1.20 m tall plant in a 28 cm diameter pot costs 28 euros.

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