Cultivation methods and precautions of Hibiscus sempervirens

1. Sunlight

This plant is a very sun-loving plant, but can also tolerate short periods of no sunlight.

2. Moisture

This plant prefers a relatively humid environment. Although it is also drought-resistant, it cannot be kept in a relatively dry potting soil for a long time. In severe cases, it will grow poorly or even die. When transplanting for the first time, water it once and make sure it is watered enough. Then keep the soil moist until it has completely adapted to the pot, and then keep the soil slightly moist. Do not water too much in rainy weather; do not allow water to accumulate during daily watering, or allow the soil to remain too moist for a long time.

3. Nutrients

When the branches and leaves begin to sprout, you need to add fertilizer once to add enough nutrients to allow it to grow better; when flower buds appear, add fertilizer 1 to 2 times, and the fertilizer this time should be mainly potassium and phosphorus; May to October is the flowering period, and fertilizer should also be added twice; before winter, you need to add fertilizer once again, and you can stop adding fertilizer throughout the winter. You can choose special flower fertilizer.

4. Pruning

In the first two years after planting, there is almost no need for pruning, or simple pruning is sufficient. However, in winter, all diseased and insect-infested branches and branches with extremely weak growth should be pruned away, and the branches should be cleaned up after pruning. Once it has fully grown, it can be repaired, but the time should be chosen in autumn when all the leaves have fallen. Be sure to clean up fallen leaves and branches after each pruning.