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From: Eligio Lopez
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Bronx, MY
I just bought a Hibiscus Standard But the leave are getting yellow and are folling off. The pink flowers only last a day or two, they get wrinkled and fall off. I also noticed that the inner pot is banged inward around its side Like if it had been dropped.can that be a problem?

 
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From: Greg Stack
Extension Educator, Horticulture
University of Illinois Extension
gstack@illinois.edu
Hi, Hibiscus flowers only last a single day and they are gone so that is not unusual. Hibiscus are very sensitive to the soil drying our and if it does the plant will loose leaves, drop flower buds and turn yellow. make sure the soil stays uniformly moist. Not too sure what yo mean by the "inner pot". If the plant is in a small pot then all the more reason for maintaining uniform soil moisture. They also like to be fertilized about every two weeks or so with an liquid type fertlizer.

 
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