My lovely hibiscus in bloom

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@sofssu (23662)

December 13, 2018 8:18pm CST

This is one of my favorite hibiscus. I can't say I love hibiscus, but I cannot deny the fact that it fills the garden with much needed color all through the year. These are prone to pest attacks, aphids and white mealy bugs being the main culprits. One needs to be on the watch constantly as these bugs could kill your plant or bush and spread rapidly to other plants. This is one reason why I keep these plants further from my veggies and and vines. However on cold mornings like today this flower lifts up your spirits and warms your heart.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

14 Dec 18

It’s a beautiful color. I have pink and white hibiscus at my other house and haven’t had an insect problem, yet!

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@DianneN I have a pink and white one too.. and a rose of sharon which I love. Oh my, lucky you.. I have to be so vigilant around these plants.

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@TheHorse (206779)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 18

God made lady bugs to deal with aphids.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

14 Dec 18

@sofssu You should, So your garden is not ruined by those bugs.

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

15 Dec 18

You are right about the white mealy bugs. ...Are the like small cocoons....Why do they attack hibiscus particularly? This happened with me and no amount of cutting the branches stopped them spreading and killing other plants. How do you get rid of them

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@responsiveme Spray dish soap and oil .. use a fine sprayer outlet.. Mix one cap full to one liter of water.. More will damage the plant.. and spray before sunrise or after sunset in warm weather.. the soap could burn the leaves. Make sure you spray the underside of the leaves too and in around the buds and stem tips were most of the bugs seem to multiply.

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@sofssu (23662)

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16 Dec 18

@responsiveme any edible oil .. this is just to let the solution stay on for a while and keep these pests away.

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

15 Dec 18

@sofssu what oil. This is for me when I get my garden back

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@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

14 Dec 18

Hibiscus looks beautiful. I haven't seen this color.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@shubhu3 Just a few blooms is enough to light up your garden.

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@shubhu3 Its not a proper garden since its on my terrace.. so I share bits and pieces of it here and there. I'll try and share more..

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@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

14 Dec 18

@sofssu I love it. Can you share the picture pf your garden? I want to see it.

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@Hannihar (129590)

• Israel

14 Dec 18

@sofssu It is certainly beautiful. I could wake up to those and enjoy looking at them.

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@sofssu (23662)

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16 Dec 18

@Hannihar I have placed this container in my porch, so I can see this plant as soon as I open the door in the morning.

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@Hannihar (129590)

• Israel

16 Dec 18

@sofssu What a nice sight to see in the morning.

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

14 Dec 18

Here we call it Gumamela and I've never seen an orange one.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@JustBhem Thanks for telling me that.. I am learning a few words in tagalog from mylot.

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@JustBhem I have multiplied it and all my friend have it now.. glad you like it.. You can get deep purples too.. but it cost a bomb here.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

14 Dec 18

@sofssu I have seen red, white and yellow and I never have seen orange. This one is cool with orange.

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@debjani1 (7207)

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15 Dec 18

I never saw such type of Orange hibiscus. It looks very nice and pretty too.

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@debjani1 Now you do.. Glad you like it.

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

14 Dec 18

I find it very pretty to look at!

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@1hopefulman a bush full of blooms lift up my spirits..

and they don't mind the cool of winter too much.

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@maezee (41997)

• United States

15 Dec 18

These are lovely!

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@maezee Thank you.

@allknowing (130195)

• India

14 Dec 18

I have no words. Beautiful is all what I can say. I do have hibiscus but as you say if one is not careful they just vanish.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@allknowing Thanks

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@TheHorse (206779)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 18

Pretty! Can you introduce hungry ladybugs to deal with the aphids?

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@TheHorse I have some lady bugs here but they seem to be overpowered by the aphids.. I wish we had more..

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Dec 18

That is a perfect flower.

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@JohnRoberts Glad you think so.

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@TJGray (291)

• Hallettsville, Texas

14 Dec 18

Very pretty. I usually do veggie gardens. Maybe next year I'll try a flower garden as well

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@TJGray My pergola is dedicated to flowers and ferns while my terrace for veggies mainly, but i do have a few flowers to help pollination.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Dec 18

Pretty bloom..we hav red hibiscus blooms

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@Icydoll We used to have red around our fence when i was small.. My friend"s house is filled with those.. I can usually see it from our porch.

@leny34 (8506)

• Sidoarjo, Indonesia

14 Dec 18

very nice flower, I also like shoe flowers, but I would prefer red flowers

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Dec 18

@leny34 Reds are the common ones we have around our fences.

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

14 Dec 18

Vert pretty and I love the color.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@andriaperry striking isn't it? Thanks.