don't over water, keep just damp until you see growth - thats pretty far gone for a tropical hibiscus....

how are they now?

That's so nice of you to ask! Here they are. I don't get it. I moved the unhappy one to the happy one's spot about a month ago. I thought maybe more sun? Still unhappy :( Any ideas?

Here, they'll maintain but dont' really get going until it's 80+ at night...if you can make it to your summer, they may really take off then

The dead looking one should have some growth by now:( They do grow very slow in the winter picking up around April. If you want to prune now is the time. Thanks for the pics!

My idea would be that it's dead. You're lucky the other one survived. I remember a couple years ago the cold barely nipped my double peach hibiscus and it died mysteriously.

I had a tropical drop all its leaves in jan. I just kept watering as usual and in late feb early march it started putting out new growth! Keep it in full sun!!

Sarah did your hibiscus come back??

It's most likely dead.

Ive got 5 sprouts from seeds i planted on the 3rd of feb. Supposed to be hardy hibiscus. Seeds came from hong kong. I cant remember what kind i ordered. It will be a surprise!

It will most likely be the regular white with a red center, since the seeds are not a genetic equal to any named cultivar. Of course, you could still get other flower colors, but white is the most common.

Oh. I thought one was like tye dye. But i cant rember. I got 10 of each kind. So far only 5 have sprouted. Im in growing from seed thread.

Another home grower in my area grows them, I bought one from her this summer. She grows them from seed and they are always white.

I checked on my two i left out for the winter today. I had piled leaves on top of them. I took off the leaves so they could get more sun. One stem was turning green already. Its supposed to get cold again in a week or so. Below freezing again. Think l'll bring them in so they dont freeze off again.

Yeah. It's been in the 60's here. I usually don't see them or ROS here until mid-late april or early may. What's your USDA zone?

Im z4. Its warm here too. Above freezing at night.

Do you cut down your ros for the winter?

Wow. Big difference in zone! I can see why you want hibiscus flowers. I do not cut down my ROS for the winter, that is a very bad idea unless you are trying to rejuvenate an old shrub.

No. I didn't cut mine down. I piled lots of leaves around it. It gets full sun. But it grew late last year. Late May here.

Im going to see if i can get a cindy's heart from hvh. Its a tropical. But i just have to have one!

That is a nice one! I'll put that on my list.

What do you think of root pruning a hibiscus??

Depends on the situation. If you have rotten, brown, mushy roots, then they need to be pruned. If there aren't any problems, no need to root prune. I usually just loosen the rootball when repotting.

I lost my dwarf last year. It had mushy roots from sitting out in a down pour. So i cut off the mushy roots. But it died anyways.

I noticed some of the roots are kind of looping up out of the dirt. Should i cover them up with dirt or just leave them? I dont know why they do that?

That one was probably just too far gone, not necessarily your fault. I would add some dirt over those roots. Usually that is a sign that they are root-bound.

Oh. Ok. Thanks.☺

You are welcome.

Here is a pic of mine, year! Park turned off the water for time. Not sure how long. Then here is a pic of it

year! Can it be saved?