How to Overwinter a Hibiscus Tree : Garden Savvy

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Tropical hibiscus trees come in all forms from bushes to trees to everything in between. Find out how to overwinter a hibiscus tree with help from a gardening expert in this free video clip.

Expert: Nicholas Staddon
Filmmaker: Jose Varela

Series Description: Maintaining a garden requires you to place equal emphasis on a wide variety of different parts of the process, like irrigation. Get tips on gardening with help from a gardening expert in this free video series.

[poochie]

This fall I brought in my 2 potted Hibiscus plants for the winter. They did very well in my living room near a window facing east. They don't get much light in those short winter days. But they survived pretty well. In late January I decided to help them along. I completely covered each plant in a clear plastic bag. Under the plants I put a heating pad timed to turn on around 7:00AM til 7:00PM. Under the plants and on top of the heating pad I filled some wide shallow plates with water. So now I basically have a humid warm greenhouse. By late February I already see some evidence of blooms happening. Time will tell how they survive and maybe even thrive. Ontario, Canada

[morganscreek]

I have a twisted trunk Hibiscus tree that I've been putting in my warehouse for 16 winters. It's about 7 feet tall. I had to prune it last year to get it through the door. I fertilize it with Nature Mate SeaMate every couple of weeks. It sits in a south facing window and I leave the temperature around 52 degrees. As it's gotten older it struggles when I first put it outside in the spring. She usually snaps out of it in a few weeks and starts filling out and making lots of large flowers.

[Barefootdave]

I over winter in my basement. Put a plant light on it for 6 hours and water every week once. I'm on my third year 6 feet tall. They lose almost all the leaves but come back

[jodiehodges]

Mine is planted in the ground--can I just cover it with a tarp?

[josephcarino]

My garage gets down to -20. What should I do

[solitarymind]

Thank you, this was really helpful... :)

[amberzasylum]

When should I start seeing new growth on my hibiscus? I have a tree like hibiscus in Hollywood red. Had it since summer and it did super well. Overwintered it in my garage. Lately its been about constant 50's outside, but there isn't any new buds or anything on it. I peeled a bit of the bark back to see if its still alive and it its still green. Hoping I can start getting some new growth on the plant soon.

[curtpoor]

No mention of pruning/ cutting back? One of mine is 20+ years old. I cut mine back by ⅓- ½ on foliage/ branches for next spring/ summer.

[jannettecouperus]

Have been trying for many years to grow them, and every year they do, and die to right above the ground. Every year they sprout and grow but wont come into flower because of all the young stems. I always bring them inside and it wont help. I have the purple one. Would love to use the flowers :(

[NinaG]

Hi I hope someone can answer me. I was giving this plant over the summer. I have left it outside all summer. end of Oct I brought it in for the winter. at around Dec all the leaves fall off. Ive been watering it once a month but still I see no growth. I fertized it today but dont know if that was the correct approach can someone give me any tip or Idea if Im doing to right.

[harrychhoker]

Sir i like ur plants shape very much such as hibiscus or gardeniya which i see in ur video nd sir plz tell which soil medium u wr usd in ur plants

[khan-pic]

How can big giant flowers on hibiscus plants

[vistaprime]

Can't I just wrap it in an electric blanket and keep it outdoors?

[tobiasziesmann]

Sometimes some of their leaves turn yellow... looks at the plant behind all the leaves are dead.... okay...

[TheJewbecca]

It's pretty pointless to do a video on how to overwinter for those of us in the cold states and assume we can keep our garages at 42 degrees, lol, maybe -2 to -4.