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kaylanw58

Transplanted Hibiscus

11 years ago

Hi all, I transplanted my favorite hibiscus yesterday and am looking for some advice. I read all the forums/directions before moving it yesterday. I'm not sure of the variety, but it's almost 5 foot tall, and has a a braided tree trunk with two varietals (coral and raspberry colored leaves). It was in our pool cage and despite cutting it back by over 1/3 twice back in the spring, it was just getting too large and starting to create holes in the screen. It's so beautiful and blooms constantly so I wanted to move it to the front of the house so that it can be seen from our street and front door. Everything went well with digging it up and transplanting, the roots seems to stay intact and we were able to keep soil on them while moving. I planted it immediately (hole was already ready) and watered it twice during the backfilling process. We waited until almost sunset last night to plant it and it's cooler than usual today (77 degree high) with cloudy skies forecast most of the week. However, it is so wilted this morning. I watered with about 2 more gallons of water this morning but the sun is out more harshly than anticipated. I know most of my hibiscus plants have been very hardy here, but I'm afraid this one may drop all of it's leaves before coming back and that is something I am trying very hard to avoid! We live in a neighborhood with a very strict HOA and if they see a tree/shrub with no leaves or wilted, they are going to want us to remove it ASAP and I really don't want to lose this particular plant. Any guidance on what I can do to avoid it dropping it's leaves? Should I water throughout the day? We have very sandy soil. We are in Melbourne, Florida, zone 9B. Please help with any advice. Thanks in advance!

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