The long wait for us weather wimps here in Southern California is about over. Fortunately this year being a La Nina winter meant not a whole bunch of rain events or below average temperatures. We did have about a normal amount of wind events and we were lucky in...
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Ever see a plant that looks like this and the day before it was fine? This is known as cold shock and it occurs when your hibiscus plant reaches a point where it can no longer tolerate the weather and/or the soil conditions. It is a systemic shut...
Are you now seeing lots of yellow leaves on your hibiscus all of a sudden in the middle of winter? Or maybe your plants look great now but the forecast is summer in the middle of winter? Don’t be alarmed – this is actually to be expected in So...
For those of us that grow exotic hibiscus this site is a familiar one that we dread seeing. Our beautiful green plants full of yellow leaves. Not what you want to see when you spend so much time and energy trying to get them into tip top shape. But...
Knowing when to adjust the feeding and watering of your hibiscus is one of the most important skills a good grower needs to master. In many parts of Southern California, we are able to keep our favorite plants outside year-round thanks to the Pacific Ocean and its ability to...