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Hi yes you can grow Hibiscus in a large pot.and yes you can propagate them from cuttings.since you live in a very hot climite you would like to make sure that you keep them moist.water them a lot dont over do it but dont let them dry out.if its in full sun it will do better.but if the leaves start to droop and the plant is still wet u might try a half of days sun.hope this helps.your friend in gardening.mike57
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Hey, Mike57, will you give me tips on propagating hibiscus? My attempts are never successful.
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Cricket, if you like, I could help you out with hibiscus propagation. I've been growing these things for a long time! They're really very easy, but then I'm in Florida...otherwise, I'll leave it up to mike57 to step in.
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Sheri, I need ALL the help I can get! If you have tips for propagating hibiscus, please share them!
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here is a couple of was to propagate hibiscus i have done them both ways.just try and see which works better for you.
1. layering limbs. I fill a pot with soil, put it under the perennial hibiscus,nick the outer portion of a limb rub on rooting hormone on the nick lay the limb over the soil in the pot, cover with more soil and put a brick on top to keep it from popping up out of the soil. Water to keep it moist not soked and in a short time abought(4 weeks) check for roots and cut the limb between the new roots and the mother plant this will give you a new hybiscus plant pot it up and you ready to go. I would protect the plant very well the first winter.
2.cut off about an 8" piece of newer growth with some sharp pruners cut it abought 1/2 inch below a set of leaves. take all the leaves off the lower part of the cutting, leave a couple of sets at the top, and stick the bottom in some root hormone and immediately placed into potting soil far enough down to cover at least 2 sets of the leaves you cut off . It's best to take two or three cuttings, in case one or two fail. Keep them moist, out of direct sun until you see new leaf growth. both metheds have worked fine for me.hope this helps good luck your friend in gardening. mike57
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HI Sheri&Kiki if you know another way let me know to as i am always trying new things to see what works best.thanks your friend in gardening.mike57
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Mike57, you got it! The only thing I can add is DO NOT put your cuttings in the sun. A splash of early morning sun won't hurt them, but beyond that, make sure they're in the shade. If hot afternoon sun gets to them, they will fail. Once the cutting develops roots, you can then start giving it the sunlight, but not before. They usually root in about 6-8 weeks.
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I live in a fairly hot region, but it is very humid here as well. I have grown hibicus in pots for quite some time. They are such beautiful flowering plants. One of the biggest problems I have had with Hibiscus in pots is that they need so much water. The don't seem to tolerate the fluctuations in moisture that is common in pots, and they tend to drop leaves or even blooms if they aren't watered frequently and deeply.
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Rob_n_HouTx, Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum!!! We are very glad you found us here!!!
There's something out on the market you might try, it's called Polymer Crystals There's many places you can find it, in Wal~Mart, craft stores, etc.....
What it does is when mixed into the "BOTTOM LAYERS" of the potting soil in the pot/container, it holds water at the root area for an extra sourse of water...
Weezie
You can even "root plants" into the crystals too!
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HI Cricket i just plant my hybiscus seed in potting soil abought 1/4 inch deep and keep them wet till they come up.hope this helps.your friend in gardening.mike57
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