Hibiscus: Over wintering, 1 by gardenmart

gardenmart wrote:
I have several hibiscus including one that is 25 years old and another that is trained as a standard. Don't worry much about the leaf drop. I have had them come back from almost total baldness. I put mine outside when you can plant tomatoes, about Memorial Day up here in MA. I prune them back when I bring them back in just before the first frost. If I didn't prune a lot, they wouldn't fit in the sunroom. They also can stand a bit of chill, but not for too long. Only thing seems to bother them is aphids that seem to blossom in late winter. i use warm soapy water on them. They seem happy. They were some of the few plants that thrived during this wet summer we had. there was enough wet and heat for them and they all bloomed like crazy. I did the time release fertilizer thing too which I do with all my indoor plants that go outside. The petunias liked it too. Here's a picture of my standard from this summer.
Martha