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Tips On Hibiscus Care
The ease of hibiscus care will depend on  the weather in your location and how cold it gets in the winter. 
The hibiscus  is a tropical plant and likes to grow where the climate is warm. It originated from  the Pacific Islands, India, Southeast Asia and China, and was  transported to Europe in the early nineteenth century.
The hibiscus  expanded from one double red variety to hundreds of different types. They are now available in red, white, yellow, orange, pink, violet, maroon, gray,  brown, green and many other colors. 
Hibiscus Care And Maintenance
Hibiscus like to have 4 - 6 hours of  sunshine each day, but no more than that. 
The hibiscus plant loves to be  fertilized. You can buy a special hibiscus fertilizer at your local garden stores. 
If you choose to buy a more generic fertilizer, it is critical that you check the content of certain minerals. It needs to have a low  phosphate content and the potassium content needs to come from nitrate of  potash, not the cheaper muriate of potash. It is also important for hibiscus  fertilizer to be free of chlorides.
Proper hibiscus care means  watering thoroughly after fertilizing and also watering by hand should the  weather start to get dry. 
Planting Hibiscus
Your hibiscus should be planted in a nicely drained  bed. 
To start, you should use azalea potting mix at a ratio of fourteen bags  for every hundred square feet of bed. 
Add the fertilizer, then mulch to keep  in moisture and prevent weeds from growing. 
Hibiscus can also be planted in  containers. If you live in a cold climate, you might want to plant your hibiscus  in containers, and bring them inside for the winter months. 
Each  pot should be at least fourteen inches across and have holes in the bottom for  adequate drainage.
If you have mild weather,  hibiscus that were planted in the ground should be cut back to four to six  inches above the ground before the first frost and mulched with pine needles.
Container plants should be pruned in January or February to have the best  blossoms in the spring. 
Hibiscus are heavy flowerers and the blossoms only last  for a day. That means you should get rid of the dead blossoms each day. 
Hibiscus care also involves the use of insecticides as the  plants seem to be easy targets for insects, such as:
Worms
Cut worms
Slugs
Aphids
Mealy bugs
White flies
If you follow these standards  for hibiscus care, your plants will thrive and you should experience bountiful  blooms throughout the summer.
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