Hibiscus: 5 maintenance tips

Hibiscus: 5 maintenance tips

A symbol of summer and exoticism, the hibiscus is a flowering shrub that is responsible for explosions of extremely rich and varied colors. It is customary to distinguish the indoor hibiscus, also called "Rose de Chine", and the outdoor hibiscus, nicknamed "Mauve en arbre". The two varieties share a common point: a limited interview is enough to reveal their beautiful flowers. Here are five tips that will help you properly maintain your hibiscus.

1. Choosing the right location for the hibiscus
All botanical lovers know, choosing the right location for its plant  is paramount. Indoors, hibiscus needs lots of light to flourish. So choose a location close to a window, or behind a bay window. In winter, a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight (or luminosity) is required for the hibiscus to ensure its development. In summer, it can be moved outdoors, on a terrace or a balcony. Avoid leaving the plant behind the bay window during this season of the year, at the risk of causing it to undergo too much direct sunlight.

For outdoor hibiscus, we advise you to choose a place where the exposure varies between sunshine and partial shade. The shrub is sensitive to frost and should therefore be protected by a wintering veil as early as November.

2. Watering the hibiscus
Watering an indoor hibiscus is directly related to the ambient temperature and the periods of growth of the plant. In spring and summer, during which the water needs are the most important, we advise you to water your hibiscus once or twice a week. Make sure that the soil is dry between two waterings. Also be careful not to excessively water your hibiscus. During fall and winter, significantly reduce watering. As temperatures fall,

3.The size of the hibiscus
The end of winter and the beginning of spring are the period most favorable to the size of the hibiscus. Take advantage of this period to reshape the structure of your plant. On an outdoor hibiscus, eliminate the twigs pushing inward of the tree. The latter effectively prevent good exposure of the tree to light. An annual size of the hibiscus has finally the merit to stimulate the growth of the plant and favors its flowering.

4.Replacing the hibiscus Indoor hibiscus
are high-growth plants. Well maintained, a hibiscus can double in volume in one year. A  repotting  is then necessary to allow the plant to continue its growth. Choose the month of March to carry out this operation, and opt for a repotage with a mixture of soil and heather soil. To facilitate drainage, it is possible to place the clay balls at the bottom of the new pot. Note that the hibiscus likes to feel cramped. So take care to choose a slightly larger pot. Protecting

5.hibiscus from diseases
Many diseases can jeopardize the health of your hibiscus. A hibiscus that wilts or leaves inwardly is a hibiscus that suffers from too much heat or too much exposure to the sun. To remedy this, change it from place to place. A large fall of the leaves of the hibiscus translates on its side an excess of water. If the flower buds fall out before they hatch, the air near the plant is too dry (maybe the hibiscus is placed near a radiator?).

Parasites can also storm your hibiscus.
This is particularly true of aphids and cochineals. The presence of the former is manifested by sticky leaves. A white, slightly cottony down on the leaves of the hibiscus is the sign that the latter have invaded the plant. To get rid of these parasites, use specific products. Opt for organic rather than chemical products.

Gardening with children

The garden is a living space for the whole family, and it can also be a way to give children the keys to their future. Indeed, gardening is to have fun while learning to observe the environment and discover the fauna and flora. This is also an opportunity to tell stories, to transmit knowledge and to create links between generations, counting, reading, writing ... Gardening with children is a true school of life! Rake in hand and boots on, children learn first to observe nature and understand its rhythm . They observe the changing seasons and its impact on nature, marveling day after day before the opening of a flower or a fruit maturation. They will discover insects and small animals gardens and their role in the ecosystem.

Gardening with children is sharing a moment of complicity rare. What a pleasure to see them marvel at their own work and be able to transmit their knowledge! What a pleasure for them to feel both autonomous and surrounded!

The garden: a place of development

Gardening with children is to teach them fundamental values ​​such as patience and respect for nature. At a time when the environment is a big place, nothing like gardening to awaken young minds to the question of the preservation of nature and ecology.


Gardening with children is an activity that helps develop patience, attention, discipline, the requirements of a regular job, the direction of observation and the love and respect of nature, in moments of sharing and pleasure.
The garden is an ideal and comprehensive framework to develop children's senses. Small, they begin to move on all fours in the grass, they will experience new sensations that will help them develop their touch .
Odors they feel crumpling of herbs or fragrant flowers stimulate their sense of smell.
The sounds of the garden (birds singing, the sound of water, buzzing bees ...) to help them better identify sounds. Children will learn to carefully observe the details of a flower, the shell of a snail, or theft of an insect.

Gardening with children is to allow them to flourish by putting all their senses . They will impress before a high planter color or stained vegetable green, red and orange. They also love put your hands in the earth, handle bulbs, seeds, getting dirty, breathing the scent of a flower or a fruit .... just before tasting the joy of putting it in his mouth!

Nothing better to form the taste of the children to make them taste the herbs, vegetables and fruits from the garden.

Discovering nature

The garden is the ideal place for the discovery of nature, such as learning to recognize insects, birds or plants.

Distinguish the useful animals , such as ladybird larvae and lacewings, allow children to understand the garden differently. Thus, the taste of gardening and stimulating curiosity for nature will in future gardeners responsible and committed.

A garden just for him

You have a garden? So let a small plot your child will head gardener! Delimit then with small stakes. If you do not have a garden, a garden will do just as well, because the idea is that your little gardener takes responsibility around plantations and is proud to see a little sprout point the tip of his rod ! And it avoids walking on the beds of the other!