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Author Garden: hibiscus help! VM Gardener Member # 5259 posted                    Hi, I have a large potted hibiscus plant. It bloomed with lovely red flowers the first year I bought it but has never bloomed after that. It needs lots of water as the leaves become limp in 2-3 days and revive with watering. The plant is growing well and needs cutting back every year altho some leaves regularly dry up and fall off. Nary a bud tho. Any ideas how to make this fellow flower? Thanks V Plants: 1 | From: Boston, MA | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 160.109.101.158 phoenix Garden Pro! Member # 4950 posted                       vm. welcome!! i'm not too positive, but maybe a little fertilizer would help to promote some blooming. * * * * http://photobucket.com/albums/y203/lilpuppolo/ "If you want to talk bollocks and discuss the meaning of life,you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey.That way you're drunk by the time you start to take yourself seriously" Plants: 2418 | From: Pawtucket R.I. | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 68.163.169.9 SN Garden Pro! Member # 4402 posted                       What I learned about hibiscus plants is that you need to cut off much of the new leaf growth every spring if you want them to bloom. Welcome! Boston is a great town. * * * * Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony... ~Mahatma Gandhi Rocking through the night All is silent...Southern Cross Plants: 1064 | From: usa | Registered: Jan 2005  |  Seeded: 24.91.238.31 tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth Member # 4875 posted                       HI * * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 4.249.141.187 JV Critter Keeper Member # 3405 posted                       phoenix is right you need some good fertilizer I am organic so you can guess what I use on my Hibiscus. I over wintered 28 in the house all have done well. My Luna Blush and Luna Red I planted in the ground are coming back real nice. I do not cut back the Hibiscus I brought in the house. Make sure you don't over water. Duckie sent me some Manhot Sweet Yellow seeds they are doing great as is my Adkins white and Ros seedlings. I fertilize in spring and in fall. Living in Texas have to watch the water close so as not to over or under water. Hope this helps. Jimmy * * * * Meet Clyde my Male Sugar Glider. Clyde says. Keep it organic GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. Pray for our Troops! Plants: 4113 | From: Irving,Tx. | Registered: Aug 2004  |  Seeded: 64.105.16.197 loz guest posted                 Welcome to the forum VM!!!! Very nice to have you here......I'm going to go ahead and move this post to the plants and flowers topic okay? Laura Here's an old topic link for you to look at. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/cgi-bin/ubb/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/34/48.html? Seeded: 4.248.225.123

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