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Hibiscus root sensitivity

Hammer

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Hammer Grand Master

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Anyone know if Hibiscus are sensitive to root disturbances? Thanks in advance!

Dypsisdean Grand Master

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I have mangled the roots of ours beyond recognition and neglected them cruelly at times, only to have them bounce right back when planted in ground or repotted.

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Hammer Grand Master

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Excellent. Thanks Dean! I have had to chew up some roots due to a sprinkler system and drain repair. Whoever planted this thing where they did should be keel hauled.

Shocker of shockers...this thing is already suffering from whitefly.

DoomsDave Grand Master

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My experience is different from Dean's.

I've killed most of the Hibiscus I've dug. They need to be kept warm and moist to get them to re-root, or they won't make it. And, out of the sun, till they start to produce new leaves and stems.

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We have been digging up Hibiscus before hard freezes and potting them up for the winter for a number of years at FSU- we put chop them back hard and keep them under benches in our greenhouses through the winter. By springtime they are flushed out with nice foliage and are blooming (they get left over water soluble fertilizer from more treasured crops above them on the benches). They actually thrive with our abuse.

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We have been digging up Hibiscus before hard freezes and potting them up for the winter for a number of years at FSU- we put chop them back hard and keep them under benches in our greenhouses through the winter. By springtime they are flushed out with nice foliage and are blooming (they get left over water soluble fertilizer from more treasured crops above them on the benches). They actually thrive with our abuse.

Ah, yes, heat and moisture.

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LJG Grand Master

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Depends. If you are talking about the newer hybrids going around, yes those are tough to transplant. If you have a garden variety then those are much tougher. If you just chewed up some roots, don't worry about it for either.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I've tried to move hybrids. Don't have any old tough types to move.

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Hammer Grand Master

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Depends. If you are talking about the newer hybrids going around, yes those are tough to transplant. If you have a garden variety then those are much tougher. If you just chewed up some roots, don't worry about it for either.

Thanks. Yeah, just was roots getting hacked up by a shovel. The hole isn't too big. A foot deep and a foot in diameter.

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