I think I answered this on the Florida forum, but here goes again. ROS does not do well in our area, unfortunately. I've had one for years that just struggles, doesn't grow, doesn't die. Stick with the tropicals.

Yup, you did, I asked there after there were no answers here.

I was actually thinking I'd just pull it up and use that space for something more useful like say..... MILKWEED!!!!! when I took a look and she's got new tiny green leaves and little tiny shoots coming out.

I'm getting smart now and sticking to paying for only native butterfly host and nectar plants and only trying other things if I can get them in trade.

I saved another woman in a garden center from the same frustration the other day and steered her away from an ROS and showed her a real pretty double yellow hibiscus they had.

Lori