Hibiscus Plant!!! I new to this. Please help!!!?

Ok I got a really amazing plant for my birthday. Its a Hibiscus plant with big pink and white flower. The thing is it didnt come with any info. Like how to care for it. How much light? How much water? Re-plotting advice? I just got it on sat. %26amp; today all the flowers died:( Im so upset. I havnt watered it yet bc the soil is still moist. Not sure what I sure do. I have it inside. Is it dying??

Hibiscus Plant!!! I new to this. Please help!!!?
First of all dont be upset if all the flowers died becuase they only last one day. Its normal.



Care



Your hibiscus probably wont bloom indoors or at least not well, but it will bloom perfectly outside. When temps are in the 80s put it in full sun and water daliy. Now indoors you only need to water every 2 to 3 days.



Once outside it will do nicely. The time to Re pot is before it goes out side. they arent hard to re pot and dont need to be repotted often.



once winter is on it way and temperatures arent in the 80s any more your plant will stop blooming. Now is the time to bring it in.



How to Bring It Indoors for the winter.



hibiscus plants bring in bugs from outside, so you will need to follow these steps to prevent them.



First water the entire plant as well as the undersides of the leaves.



Then cut off a bit of the tip of the stem. If your plant is large cut off 2 inches from the stem, if small one inch or less. After you prune your plant water again. Wait 3 days for it to dry out. then bring it in.



Now indoors your plant will at first lose a few leaves. This is normal. Also snice you cut the stem it will not flower indoors till summer. This is Important becuase winter is its rest time, and also bugs like to live on new growth so cutting the new leaves off are nessecary. Water less about once every 4 days and once spring come add plant food such as miracle gro and water a bit more. them once summer arrives again take it back out side and enjoy.



If it refused to flower give it some plant food.
Reply:Yes, these are tropical plants that like full sun and warm temperatures. If you are going to keep it indoors, it needs a south facing window to do best. If you are in a warm climate, you can put it outdoors, but it can never be allowed to get too cold, say below 50-60 degrees. The flowers don't last real long, so as long as the plant itself looks OK, don't worry about the dead flowers, it may just have been their time. Does it still have flower buds yet to bloom? You need to watch for insects on the undersides of the leaves, hybiscus are spider mite magnets. Spider mites are very tiny little buggers that produce fine little webbing on the undersides of the leaves. If you see this, get some Malathion and spray it asap, before they get too bad. Keep the soil evenly moist but not soaked at all times. Good luck!
Reply:hibiscus is a tropical plant. it shouldn't just die like that. are you sure it wasn't infested with something? you should put it by a sunny window and spray it with water along with the watering. remember, tropical plants can never be dried out they love to be wet...
Reply:The flowers don't last long at all. Bring a leaf to a decent nursery and ask if it is a tropical hibiscus or a hardy hibiscus.

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