skip to main content

Florida Gardening Garden Clinic Garden

why are leaves on my hibiscus plants turning yellow

Barbara Merritt

5 years ago

My husband and I planted 3 hibiscus bushes about a 1 1/2 wks ago. We live in Pensacola, FlL.

The leaves are starting to turn yellow. They are blooming. How do I fix them?

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (3)

Embothrium
5 years ago
Might be something to do with minerals in your soil or irrigation water - otherwise you haven't given enough information for anyone here to be able to tell. Plants can go yellow just from being kept too wet.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
might have a lot to do with planting in july in FL ...

how were they planted.. and how have you been watering them ..

one thing for sure.. they are stressed ...

and it must be severe stress .. if leaves turned yellow in 10 days ...

take a hand trowel.. and find out if there is any moisture down 3 to 6 inches.. where the roots are ... both on the gob planted.. and in close surrounding soil ....if you are relying on lawn irrigation.. that is probably the problem ...

in my MI... i dont plant ANYTHING in july or august... maybe pensicola is different ...

how about a pic or two.. so we can see size.. color.. etc ...

ken
Related Professionals
Ogden Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Victoria Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Lewiston Landscape Contractors · Hudson Landscape Contractors · Ottawa Landscape Contractors · Paducah Kitchen Remodelers · Springfield Kitchen Remodelers · Roanoke Kitchen Remodelers · Fresno Kitchen Remodelers · Florence Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Raleigh Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Longview Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Winona Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Lufkin Landscape Contractors · Green Bay Landscape Contractors
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
5 years ago
Might be transplant shock. A picture or 2 would be helpful.

Related Stories

GARDENING GUIDES What's Wrong With My Plant? Leaves Often Hold the Clues

By Noelle Johnson Landscape Consulting

Learn how to identify common plant ailments by reading their leaves

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos

By Falon Mihalic

Crimsoneyed rosemallow is an ideal flowering perennial for wet sites and is ready to propagate now

LIFE Turn Off the Video Games and Turn On Your Kid's Creativity

By Alison Hodgson

Going nuts planning summer activities? Kids overdosing on screen time? It may be time to foster more self-directed play

LANDSCAPE DESIGN Great Design Plant: Old Fashioned Smoke Bush

Balance garden color with this shrub's cool blue-green foliage, luminous when backlit and sporting yellow-green flowers in spring

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Lindera Benzoin Offers 3-Season Interest

By Curtis Adams

Support wildlife and enjoy the aromatic leaves of this U.S. native also known as spicebush, Benjamin bush and spicewood

GOLD FOLIAGE Great Design Plant: Ginkgo Biloba

By Becky Harris

This ancient tree provides shade, tolerates urban planting conditions and explodes with golden yellow fall color

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Parkinsonia Florida

By Noelle Johnson Landscape Consulting

Blue palo verde's trunk and branches provide a beautiful backdrop to a spectacular spring show in the desert

FLOWERS AND PLANTS Plant Rubber Rabbitbrush for Its Brilliant Blaze of Gold in Fall

By Susan J Tweit

The western North American shrub ‘Ericameria nauseosa’ has masses of tiny flowers that attract pollinators

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Helianthus Maximiliani Attracts Beneficial Insects

By Pollination Press LLC

Maximilian sunflower’s striking yellow flowers light up the fall landscape and attract pollinators and beneficial insects at a crucial time

GARDENING GUIDES Great Garden Combo: 3 Wonderful Plants for a Deer-Resistant Screen

Protect your privacy and keep deer at bay with a planting trio that turns a problem garden area into a highlight

Sponsored

More Discussions

Is anyone still here?

8

bad vine central FL

4

What survived the big freeze?

0

To Sylvia, wherever you may be

3

Laurel cherry : Yeah native, but behaviorally invasive

0