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How do you prune your hibiscus?

9 years ago

Hi hibiscus friends.
I am new to hibiscus and need advice on pruning mine.
Its long and lanky and rarely blooms. I would like to see it more condensed.

Where precisely should I cute the branches? Or do I just randomly cut them? How far down? It is in a two foot pot and it stands about 4 feet long and lanky with sparse leaves.

Please help it. :)
Thanks, Brighty

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Gutzmek
9 years ago
Brighty,

Hit up Hidden Valley Hibiscus in your search engine. They have excellent information about tropical hibiscus care, pruning and pinching. There are also some post on root and plant pruning that I added here in past threads.

Hope this helps,

Ed

This post was edited by Gutzmek on Wed, May 21, 14 at 22:33
brighty
Original Author
9 years ago
Oh my goodness! Thanks for referring me to the Hidden Valley Hibiscus website. So much information and so many beautiful varieties. Now I'm going to have to add to my collection, of one.
ha ha. Where to begin!
Brighty

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