The hibisucs has been planted since spring and is now about 5' tall. It is very strong and healthy. I was wondering if anyone from the zone 7b area (MS) has had any success with leaving them in the ground over the winter.
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2006-09-27 03:56:42 · 4 answers · asked by Angela Bennett 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes, you can just make sure that you put a lot of pine
straw on it around it I do mine every year. On all of my plants
the hold bed. trust me.
2006-09-27 07:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by MISSIE 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Central FL, and thank you for stating where your Zone is.
Hibiscus is prolific here, and personally I'm not a fan, but the root system if well established, even in MS may mean you'll have die off in winter, but pruning it back should be a habit anyway, and in Spring, just after a final frost, if you prune the plant, it should show fresh new growth in the appropriate timing that the Earth already has on its schedule.
Rev. Steven
2006-09-27 04:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you in north or south MS? South MS they will die back to the ground most times in a severe winter, but a mild winter they may stay big. They will regrow in the spring, usually from the roots.
2006-09-27 06:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by misteri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't. I'm in Texas and I left one out on the patio. Needless to say, it didn't make it. They just can't take the cold.
2006-09-27 04:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋