Poke poke....no one with a confederate rose out there? It had its first bloom today.

Pea,

The only way we could stop the white flies on our C rose was to use a systemic. Nothing else worked more than a few days. Knock wood, we haven't seen the white flies yet this year.

Craig

A systemic will work, but it is a last-case choice, because it isn't good for the environment. Have you tried pruning it? Now might be a good time to do this, since it is growing season and you should get new, healthy growth soon.

Once it is a manageable size a number of oil-based sprays should kill the white flies.

As a generalization, the longer the branches are the more likely it is that the leaves near the bottom of the branches will lose strength and start to fail.

Of course this is a perennial, but it doesn't live forever. I think mine lived something like eight or ten years before it just became weak and died.

I would hate to trim it now, it is starting ro flower. It will take a saw to trim the height down. The branches are thick.

Makes sense. Enjoy the flowers.

With a decent sprayer you should be able to reach most of the plant.

You can print it severely after it blooms. I have two baby ones so I don't have much experience with them. I think they are fascinating though.