What a great tutorial so helpful. My plants were getting tall and stringy. Now I know how to take care of them and keep them manageable. Thanks for talking in simple terms and explaining not just how, but also why. Great tutorial.
Now I remember, THIS video was how I found your gardening channel! Not the tomatoe one. But this is how I was suggested that one, which I also loved. But, now to the point. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST HIBISCUS VIDEO I’ve come across here on TH-cam. This deserves to be the top suggestion. Great content! 👍🏼👌🏼✨👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼
Thanks for great info! I am trimming the hibiscus on my patio to take their place in my front yard as focal point plants. Now, I think I can make them beautiful.
Thank you so much for the info! I have a bush in front of my porch that has survived two termite tentings, numerous "cold" snaps, droughts, root disruptions, painting, etc. and it just keeps growing. Every year, in mid to late November, it gets cut down almost bare. I do that so my porch Christmas decorations can be seen. Within a few weeks, it is growing out again. Right now, mid-May, I have a beautiful, healthy, bloom-busting bush. Now, I have to coax a couple of others that are just a few long skinny stems with beautiful flowers on the ends back into bushes. At least I now know that it isn't a coincidence that the front bush stays beautiful and full of blooms. (I always wondered.)
Thank you for this informative video! I live in Houston and had hibiscus planted last April. They are so tall and leggy. I want them to be full and compact full of blooms.
I have an indoor Hibiscus tree I bought in 2009. It stopped blooming after I over-pruned it the first time. It's been 11 years and not one single flower. I even had thoughts of maybe getting rid it soon because it is about 5 ft and takes up a lot of room. Well, lo and behold...I found 3 buds this week, one of which is about to flower! Will wonders ever cease!🥰🙌🌺 Your video is helpful, I will prune with more care from now on. Thank-you.💚
Great 👍 video. And trust me I’ve seen plenty. Yours is perfect and actually teaches us properly the do’s and don’ts of it all. I will follow your instructions. Loved the video b
So much helpful information in this video. Thank you for thoroughly explaining proper pruning technique for Hibiscus so I can keep my plants looking sexy!
I know this video is from 4 years ago but that hibiscus looks exactly like mine. I've literally butchered mine and got bitten three times by a bee or wasp I'm not sure which. Thanks so much for your video it gave me confidence to cut my hibiscus right back, much appreciated 😊
Thank you for the help , mines in a giant flower pot in Arkansas and has 9 flower blooming at the moment. I want to prune back soon . My bush is 11 years old . Was given from a friend dying of cancer
I just got my first hibiscus plant last night. It's more like a tree. I got it home, repotted it, watered it, and this morning it's all wilted. I killed it already! Then I read that each bloom only lasts a day (no I didn't research before I bought). Thanks for your video. Liked and subscribed. Can't wait to learn more!
Sandra Arnold hi. So no worries. Hibiscus 🌺 are a very hardy, beautiful and grateful plant. Just water it and give it love. I too used to think 🤔 and was even told not to touch plants 🌱 cause I kill them. I now have 7ft hibiscus 🌺 and they are beautiful. So, keep up your hobbies and the hibiscus will reward you.
It may have been hardy hibiscus! Sometimes nurserys raise them under screens so you have to be supee careful when you bring it home! Probably just got shocked. Happened plenty to me
o used to grow tropical hibiscus when I was living in Singapore. When mine became infested with scale insects, I cut them right back to a stump. Sprayed everything and kept removing the leaves until I had sprayed about five times, first using a white oil spray (home-made, using 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, half a teaspoon of Dawn dish soap, in two liters of water.) then, a couple of days later, after allowing the insects to dry and die out, I gave the whole thing a rinse with the spray of a hose, then another spray using vinegar in water, to help dissolve the remains of any pest insect debris. After I was sure that all of the scale insects were gone, I fertilized them and by month three, you couldn’t even tell that they’d been cut back at all, let alone to a stump!
Thank you. Good information. I don't have one but my son had 2 that he "winters" indoors. He mentioned they were losing leaves.😮 So here I am! Researching on utube!
Very helpful! Thanks. We bought our home near Mazatlan and there are 4 hibiscus that are out of control and I'm putting in several new hibiscus as well. This video is "one stop shopping" on how to prune these beautiful plants.
My plants are kept outside where we average 10 to 15 inches of snow every year. They never grow out from last years growth so I cut them all the way back to the ground every September. They bloom prolifically in early August and are done by the 20th. of the three colors I have, the pinks are coming back less every year.
I do the same thing with my huge hibiscus such as grows like a weed almost every year turning to tree.. they get very tall and wide well they over a decade old actually doing this almost every year gonna do this over the weekend, and I have 20 of them along down my driveway.. only think I have major problem around the summer is aphas and white flies, spray and everything then come back week after sick of it
I have a TH growing in a pot that I over winter in my house ( I live in Cleveland Ohio. It blooms all winter and hardly at all during the summer. It is also getting way too large for the pot. Can you tell me when and how to prune it so I can maintain a smaller size suitable for the pot and also how to get it’s bloom cycle back into the summer?
Your video was very helpful. I do have a question though. I have a 5 1/2 year old tropical hibiscus I bring inside every fall. It's so huge now (my not knowing when and how to prune) it's really too big for the area I need to place it in. It's mid-September, zone 7b. I really need to do a hard prune but don't want to kill it. What do you suggest?
I just recently bought the plants... they’re small... I have transferred them into a medimum sized pot.... just wanted to know how often I should water them and how to take care of them
Good tips Thanks. My question is I live in El Paso is our heat & sun too hot for a hibiscus? I have my one under my patio in a container. It gets some sun & I will put in some banana peels.
I have a lot in full sun and some with medium sun and they love it. Definitely try out different spots for yours but pay extra attention while doing this so you don’t kill it off 🙂🙂
Great video. Very informative. My hibiscus have only mealy bug problem. I tried many methods It comes again & again. What to do . I am from India It very hot here
Do you have any recommendations for battling beetles? Last year, a swarm of Biblical proportions descended upon my hibiscus and mowed about 10 of them to the wood in just a couple of days. (They literally ignored every other thing in the yard), and insecticide didn't seem to phase them.
My hibiscus leaves are all drying..before it was very beautiful and their blooming too but now 😔 May be i have transplant it ..do you think thats why is drying..please help what to do..
He made a video four months later showing what it looked like. Sorry I don’t know how to link videos but you can find it quite easily if you scroll back in date order.
Excellent. Well scripted and edited. And no obtrusive background music! Thank you.
Best hibiscus pruning video I have seen to date! We live in Minnesota and the Hibiscus come in the house in fall and back outside in spring.
I came for the hibiscus information but stayed for the nice gentleman.
Very clear information. Thank you
What a great tutorial so helpful. My plants were getting tall and stringy. Now I know how to take care of them and keep them manageable. Thanks for talking in simple terms and explaining not just how, but also why. Great tutorial.
Thank you Andrew! I'm so glad I could help.
Thank you....good info.!!
I can't wait to get out in this Florida morning and start trimming, remembering and following this gentleman's instructions! Thank you!
Now I remember, THIS video was how I found your gardening channel! Not the tomatoe one. But this is how I was suggested that one, which I also loved.
But, now to the point. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST HIBISCUS VIDEO I’ve come across here on TH-cam. This deserves to be the top suggestion. Great content! 👍🏼👌🏼✨👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much! You solved my problem and I was was trying to figure out why my plants didn’t have very many flowers 🌺
Thanks for great info! I am trimming the hibiscus on my patio to take their place in my front yard as focal point plants. Now, I think I can make them beautiful.
Thank you so much for the info! I have a bush in front of my porch that has survived two termite tentings, numerous "cold" snaps, droughts, root disruptions, painting, etc. and it just keeps growing. Every year, in mid to late November, it gets cut down almost bare. I do that so my porch Christmas decorations can be seen. Within a few weeks, it is growing out again. Right now, mid-May, I have a beautiful, healthy, bloom-busting bush. Now, I have to coax a couple of others that are just a few long skinny stems with beautiful flowers on the ends back into bushes. At least I now know that it isn't a coincidence that the front bush stays beautiful and full of blooms. (I always wondered.)
Thank you for this informative video! I live in Houston and had hibiscus planted last April. They are so tall and leggy. I want them to be full and compact full of blooms.
Just moved to a house with a very large hibiscus shaped like a box and only 2 flowers! Thanks to you I now know what I need to do - thank you so much.
I have an indoor Hibiscus tree I bought in 2009. It stopped blooming after I over-pruned it the first time. It's been 11 years and not one single flower. I even had thoughts of maybe getting rid it soon because it is about 5 ft and takes up a lot of room. Well, lo and behold...I found 3 buds this week, one of which is about to flower! Will wonders ever cease!🥰🙌🌺 Your video is helpful, I will prune with more care from now on. Thank-you.💚
You just saved my hibiscus! Thank you so much!! 💚💖🌺🌺
Great tips! Ive pruned hibiscus in the past but got some great info from you.
I’m just discovering your channel. I’ll be so much better at keeping my Hibiscus happy now. Great video and explanations!
That was a good experience with the pruning licked it THANKS
Great 👍 video. And trust me I’ve seen plenty. Yours is perfect and actually teaches us properly the do’s and don’ts of it all. I will follow your instructions. Loved the video b
Lucy thank you so much for that comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
So much helpful information in this video. Thank you for thoroughly explaining proper pruning technique for Hibiscus so I can keep my plants looking sexy!
Thank you!
Terrific tips! Thank you for a very concise video.
Thank you for this information will definitely be useful in my garden.
I live in the Caribbean and got my very first hibiscus a couple weeks ago, thanks for this very informative video, subbing from Barbados
Thank you! Great to have you here!
I know this video is from 4 years ago but that hibiscus looks exactly like mine. I've literally butchered mine and got bitten three times by a bee or wasp I'm not sure which. Thanks so much for your video it gave me confidence to cut my hibiscus right back, much appreciated 😊
Enjoyed your talk.My Hibiscus Tropical tree is inside now . It has 4 beautiful big blooms on it. I water it approx once a week
Great information and you speak very clearly.
Thank you for the help , mines in a giant flower pot in Arkansas and has 9 flower blooming at the moment. I want to prune back soon . My bush is 11 years old . Was given from a friend dying of cancer
thanks for the help i will drop a note back in the spring of 21 to let you know how it went..great i hope
Great video! They also prefer humid environments, and bloom much better than in arid environments.
I just got my first hibiscus plant last night. It's more like a tree. I got it home, repotted it, watered it, and this morning it's all wilted. I killed it already! Then I read that each bloom only lasts a day (no I didn't research before I bought).
Thanks for your video. Liked and subscribed. Can't wait to learn more!
Sandra Arnold hi. So no worries. Hibiscus 🌺 are a very hardy, beautiful and grateful plant. Just water it and give it love. I too used to think 🤔 and was even told not to touch plants 🌱 cause I kill them. I now have 7ft hibiscus 🌺 and they are beautiful. So, keep up your hobbies and the hibiscus will reward you.
😂😂😂 I was like why are all the blooms vanishing?? Had no idea they were short lived!
LOL you're not the only one😉
It may have been hardy hibiscus! Sometimes nurserys raise them under screens so you have to be supee careful when you bring it home! Probably just got shocked. Happened plenty to me
o used to grow tropical hibiscus when I was living in Singapore. When mine became infested with scale insects, I cut them right back to a stump. Sprayed everything and kept removing the leaves until I had sprayed about five times, first using a white oil spray (home-made, using 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, half a teaspoon of Dawn dish soap, in two liters of water.) then, a couple of days later, after allowing the insects to dry and die out, I gave the whole thing a rinse with the spray of a hose, then another spray using vinegar in water, to help dissolve the remains of any pest insect debris. After I was sure that all of the scale insects were gone, I fertilized them and by month three, you couldn’t even tell that they’d been cut back at all, let alone to a stump!
Extremely informative greatly appreciated. Thank you
great tips for my hibiscus plant, thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you. I have 5 that are looking ragged but they are indoor right now. Will attempt to do this
Thank you for your direction.
Thank you so much! Very helpful!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!!
Thanks! very informative video tutorial 🌺🌸🌼
Wow this was awesome. I learned so much. Thank you so much!!!
Amazingly good info. Thanks a lot !
I wish I had seen your video a long time ago.....it was great!
Great tutorial😊. Thank you Sir for sharing.
I love it, wow thank you for video. i live in Central fl gulf side and my hibiscus has gone crazy
excellent video. thank you!
Best hibiscus pruning Thanks for the video
Thank you. Good information. I don't have one but my son had 2 that he "winters" indoors. He mentioned they were losing leaves.😮 So here I am! Researching on utube!
Excellent advice. Thanks.
Very helpful information, Thank You.
Very helpful! Thanks. We bought our home near Mazatlan and there are 4 hibiscus that are out of control and I'm putting in several new hibiscus as well. This video is "one stop shopping" on how to prune these beautiful plants.
Very informative video. Thanks a lot . Love from India
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Thank you!!! So informative! 🦋
Awesome video and tutorial 😊
Excellent video, thankyou
I was so nervous! But than I found your video! Thanks (few) 😅
I will moving to Volusia County, FL (zone 9b) and I wondered if tropical hibiscus can grow and bloom that far north. Thanks for your help!
I know this is 5 years old, but terrific video! thank you!!
Very informative. Thank you.
Thank you for this wonderful video. I carefully massacred my neatly shaped hibiscus with its one flower. Your video is an inspiration, well done.
thank you for the great video...i have a big rounded cube too
You're welcome!
Very helpful. Thank you
great video very informative thankyou
helen allen you're welcome!
Valid information, thank you.🌲🌿🥀
Great video.Learnt a lot
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!!
My plants are kept outside where we average 10 to 15 inches of snow every year. They never grow out from last years growth so I cut them all the way back to the ground every September. They bloom prolifically in early August and are done by the 20th. of the three colors I have, the pinks are coming back less every year.
They SURE are, I cut one all the way down to the stump an it still was sprouting new growth
I always love your videos. I just planted a hibiscus tree - do I need to cover it in winter here in Beaumont, CA?
Great Tips.
Ilike the illustrations.
Amazing !
Helpful video thank you
Very informative.
Thank you!
Great Information Tfs
I do the same thing with my huge hibiscus such as grows like a weed almost every year turning to tree.. they get very tall and wide well they over a decade old actually doing this almost every year gonna do this over the weekend, and I have 20 of them along down my driveway.. only think I have major problem around the summer is aphas and white flies, spray and everything then come back week after sick of it
Thanks so much! 😃
thank you for this clip! how do you get it to grow more in height than width?
I have a TH growing in a pot that I over winter in my house ( I live in Cleveland Ohio. It blooms all winter and hardly at all during the summer. It is also getting way too large for the pot. Can you tell me when and how to prune it so I can maintain a smaller size suitable for the pot and also how to get it’s bloom cycle back into the summer?
Thanks!! So Good!!
Your video was very helpful. I do have a question though. I have a 5 1/2 year old tropical hibiscus I bring inside every fall. It's so huge now (my not knowing when and how to prune) it's really too big for the area I need to place it in. It's mid-September, zone 7b. I really need to do a hard prune but don't want to kill it. What do you suggest?
Oh my, you really got down to it. Green to know though.
Thanks for your awesome explanations. You're such a great teacher.
I would love to see what the results were
Thanks!
Mr. Brian? Can we get another update on this? Im struggling with my hibiscus. Thank you!
I just recently bought the plants... they’re small... I have transferred them into a medimum sized pot.... just wanted to know how often I should water them and how to take care of them
Awesome !!
Good tips Thanks. My question is I live in El Paso is our heat & sun too hot for a hibiscus? I have my one under my patio in a container. It gets some sun & I will put in some banana peels.
I have a lot in full sun and some with medium sun and they love it. Definitely try out different spots for yours but pay extra attention while doing this so you don’t kill it off 🙂🙂
Great video. Very informative. My hibiscus have only mealy bug problem. I tried many methods It comes again & again. What to do . I am from India It very hot here
Neem
Thanks
Just bought my 1st hibiscus today. Wish me luck
Good luck. You've got this🙂
Thank You so much...very informative video...great job😊
You are welcome. Thanks for watching!
SoCal here, now I know how to trim my monster hibiscus so I can see out windows again!
Do you have any recommendations for battling beetles? Last year, a swarm of Biblical proportions descended upon my hibiscus and mowed about 10 of them to the wood in just a couple of days. (They literally ignored every other thing in the yard), and insecticide didn't seem to phase them.
My hibiscus leaves are all drying..before it was very beautiful and their blooming too but now 😔
May be i have transplant it ..do you think thats why is drying..please help what to do..
LOL!!! I love it! Mow, Blow & Go. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I actually end up having to clean up after my yard people.
How do I prune a new plant to maintain shape? I’d like for it to remain relatively small?
Awesome
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Thank you sir! Salutations from the bay
Thank you for watching!
Nice information 👍. Stay connected.
Nice!
Thanks.
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Now that it's been two years since this video, can you post a pic of the plant that you cut back so we can see the result?
He made a video four months later showing what it looked like. Sorry I don’t know how to link videos but you can find it quite easily if you scroll back in date order.