Hibiscus

Silverfish

Hi

I bought 2 hibiscus plants in Aldi last year, I know nothing about plants or gardening but I just wanted something on the patio that the rabbits could eat safely! They never went near it, but all the leaves fell off and it looked like some twigs in a pot. I was going to throw it out but it looks like it has buds?
Is it going to survive?

jaffa20

Yes, it's fine. They come into leaf a bit later than other shrubs and flower even later. I would plant it out though. It won't last too long in a pot.

lk67

Silverfish wrote: »

Hi

I bought 2 hibiscus plants in Aldi last year, I know nothing about plants or gardening but I just wanted something on the patio that the rabbits could eat safely! They never went near it, but all the leaves fell off and it looked like some twigs in a pot. I was going to throw it out but it looks like it has buds?
Is it going to survive?

Yes but repot them or plant them somewhere sunny. They are always slow to come into leaf and the leaf buds always look yellow. They lose their leaves in winter.

Silverfish

Oh that's great.

I'll replant them into pots so. What type of soil would I use? Worried I'll kill them after they've survived so long in spite of me

celticbhoy27

Silverfish wrote: »

Oh that's great.

I'll replant them into pots so. What type of soil would I use? Worried I'll kill them after they've survived so long in spite of me

Mine are the same, as previous posters said they're late to come into leaf. Why don't you plant into the soil?

Silverfish

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

Mine are the same, as previous posters said they're late to come into leaf. Why don't you plant into the soil?

Everything I plant in it seems to keel over dead, and I wouldnt be sure it's the right soil for it.
There's no real spot for it in the garden, I'd kinda like to keep it in pots if possible at all.

lk67

Silverfish wrote: »

Everything I plant in it seems to keel over dead, and I wouldnt be sure it's the right soil for it.
There's no real spot for it in the garden, I'd kinda like to keep it in pots if possible at all.

There's no reason why they won't grow in soil providing it's not waterlogged, but if you want to plant them in pots I'd recommend John Innes No. 3 compost and pots about 3 to 4 times the volume of those that they're in.

Silverfish

lk67 wrote: »

There's no reason why they won't grow in soil providing it's not waterlogged, but if you want to plant them in pots I'd recommend John Innes No. 3 compost and pots about 3 to 4 times the volume of those that they're in.

Picked up some of this and repotted them this evening, moved into a sunnier spot, fingers crossed.