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Hibiscuses
ziarose

broken stem

ziarose
15 years ago

Hi! I was watering house plants and a very long stemed blooming hibiscus fell. The stem broke right in the middel. It is still partialy connected. Where do I cut, at the base, at the break, to save my hibiscus? Thanks!

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