Move your hibiscus plants into winter storage before the first fall frost. Check the plants for insects, especially whitefly, before you bring inside. It needs to stay in a spot with some light and temperatures warmer than 50 degrees F. Don’t worry if the flowers and leaves fall off! This is normal as your plant is going into dormancy. Water the plant, but only when the soil is dry. In the early spring, you can prune back any leggy growth, repot, and start fertilizing every couple weeks. Slowly get the hibiscus used to the outdoors once all danger of frost has passed.
Move your hibiscus plants into winter storage before the first fall frost. Check the plants for insects, especially whitefly, before you bring inside. It needs to stay in a spot with some light and temperatures warmer than 50 degrees F. Don’t worry if the flowers and leaves fall off! This is normal as your plant is going into dormancy. Water the plant, but only when the soil is dry. In the early spring, you can prune back any leggy growth, repot, and start fertilizing every couple weeks. Slowly get the hibiscus used to the outdoors once all danger of frost has passed.