How to Prune and Maintain Tropical Hibiscus

Brian shows you how to prune and revitalize older, out of control plants and how to maintain smaller plants.

[@tomjones2348]

Excellent. Well scripted and edited. And no obtrusive background music! Thank you.

[@bobwilson865]

Best hibiscus pruning video I have seen to date! We live in Minnesota and the Hibiscus come in the house in fall and back outside in spring.

[@liveandletlive7152]

I came for the hibiscus information but stayed for the nice gentleman. Very clear information. Thank you

[@drutheflu]

What a great tutorial so helpful. My plants were getting tall and stringy. Now I know how to take care of them and keep them manageable. Thanks for talking in simple terms and explaining not just how, but also why. Great tutorial.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you Andrew! I'm so glad I could help.

[@privateperson9256]

Thank you....good info.!!

[@Kelpskog]

Now I remember, THIS video was how I found your gardening channel! Not the tomatoe one. But this is how I was suggested that one, which I also loved. But, now to the point. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST HIBISCUS VIDEO I’ve come across here on KZbin. This deserves to be the top suggestion. Great content! 👍🏼👌🏼✨👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[@maryjanedodds1333]

I can't wait to get out in this Florida morning and start trimming, remembering and following this gentleman's instructions! Thank you!

[@JanHolmes-x5t]

Just moved to a house with a very large hibiscus shaped like a box and only 2 flowers! Thanks to you I now know what I need to do - thank you so much.

[@victorsr6708]

Thank you so much! You solved my problem and I was was trying to figure out why my plants didn’t have very many flowers 🌺

[@jerichowall13]

Thanks for great info! I am trimming the hibiscus on my patio to take their place in my front yard as focal point plants. Now, I think I can make them beautiful.

[@lorizeilerallberry8069]

Thank you for this informative video! I live in Houston and had hibiscus planted last April. They are so tall and leggy. I want them to be full and compact full of blooms.

[@MilesSherry]

I’m just discovering your channel. I’ll be so much better at keeping my Hibiscus happy now. Great video and explanations!

[@henrytaillefer2585]

That was a good experience with the pruning licked it THANKS

[@lauratheexplora5020]

You just saved my hibiscus! Thank you so much!! 💚💖🌺🌺

[@TravelAgentCale]

So much helpful information in this video. Thank you for thoroughly explaining proper pruning technique for Hibiscus so I can keep my plants looking sexy!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you!

[@williamgriffith8277]

Thank you for the help , mines in a giant flower pot in Arkansas and has 9 flower blooming at the moment. I want to prune back soon . My bush is 11 years old . Was given from a friend dying of cancer

[@empoweredbydana2392]

Great information and you speak very clearly.

[@BrillantBoNeHeAd]

I just got my first hibiscus plant last night. It's more like a tree. I got it home, repotted it, watered it, and this morning it's all wilted. I killed it already! Then I read that each bloom only lasts a day (no I didn't research before I bought). Thanks for your video. Liked and subscribed. Can't wait to learn more!

[@angelic_coaching]

Sandra Arnold hi. So no worries. Hibiscus 🌺 are a very hardy, beautiful and grateful plant. Just water it and give it love. I too used to think 🤔 and was even told not to touch plants 🌱 cause I kill them. I now have 7ft hibiscus 🌺 and they are beautiful. So, keep up your hobbies and the hibiscus will reward you.

[@ashercreatives7112]

😂😂😂 I was like why are all the blooms vanishing?? Had no idea they were short lived!

[@NextLevelGardening]

LOL you're not the only one😉

[@floridagirl386]

It may have been hardy hibiscus! Sometimes nurserys raise them under screens so you have to be supee careful when you bring it home! Probably just got shocked. Happened plenty to me

[@chinchilla1956]

I know this video is from 4 years ago but that hibiscus looks exactly like mine. I've literally butchered mine and got bitten three times by a bee or wasp I'm not sure which. Thanks so much for your video it gave me confidence to cut my hibiscus right back, much appreciated 😊

[@101candlelight6]

I live in the Caribbean and got my very first hibiscus a couple weeks ago, thanks for this very informative video, subbing from Barbados

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you! Great to have you here!

[@annh3587]

Thank you so much for the info! I have a bush in front of my porch that has survived two termite tentings, numerous "cold" snaps, droughts, root disruptions, painting, etc. and it just keeps growing. Every year, in mid to late November, it gets cut down almost bare. I do that so my porch Christmas decorations can be seen. Within a few weeks, it is growing out again. Right now, mid-May, I have a beautiful, healthy, bloom-busting bush. Now, I have to coax a couple of others that are just a few long skinny stems with beautiful flowers on the ends back into bushes. At least I now know that it isn't a coincidence that the front bush stays beautiful and full of blooms. (I always wondered.)

[@judithhoy6627]

Very helpful! Thanks. We bought our home near Mazatlan and there are 4 hibiscus that are out of control and I'm putting in several new hibiscus as well. This video is "one stop shopping" on how to prune these beautiful plants.

[@loisgoddard2747]

Enjoyed your talk.My Hibiscus Tropical tree is inside now . It has 4 beautiful big blooms on it. I water it approx once a week

[@jetlaggedchef6806]

Terrific tips! Thank you for a very concise video.

[@Foxtrot1967]

Great video! They also prefer humid environments, and bloom much better than in arid environments.

[@elvirtagomez2247]

Thank you. Good information. I don't have one but my son had 2 that he "winters" indoors. He mentioned they were losing leaves.😮 So here I am! Researching on utube!

[@gerardward1585]

Great tips! Ive pruned hibiscus in the past but got some great info from you.

[@monicaroberson7509]

Thanks for your awesome explanations. You're such a great teacher.

[@onsum1]

I know this is 5 years old, but terrific video! thank you!!

[@juliemcgugan1244]

o used to grow tropical hibiscus when I was living in Singapore. When mine became infested with scale insects, I cut them right back to a stump. Sprayed everything and kept removing the leaves until I had sprayed about five times, first using a white oil spray (home-made, using 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, half a teaspoon of Dawn dish soap, in two liters of water.) then, a couple of days later, after allowing the insects to dry and die out, I gave the whole thing a rinse with the spray of a hose, then another spray using vinegar in water, to help dissolve the remains of any pest insect debris. After I was sure that all of the scale insects were gone, I fertilized them and by month three, you couldn’t even tell that they’d been cut back at all, let alone to a stump!

[@angelic_coaching]

Great 👍 video. And trust me I’ve seen plenty. Yours is perfect and actually teaches us properly the do’s and don’ts of it all. I will follow your instructions. Loved the video b

[@NextLevelGardening]

Lucy thank you so much for that comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@WilliamBrown-gy2wm]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I carefully massacred my neatly shaped hibiscus with its one flower. Your video is an inspiration, well done.

[@peaceforeveryone967]

Very informative video. Thanks a lot . Love from India

[@NextLevelGardening]

You're welcome! Glad I could help!

[@sandratomlinson560]

Thank you for your direction.

[@lindahill7315]

Thank you. I have 5 that are looking ragged but they are indoor right now. Will attempt to do this

[@elsiewu1894]

Thank you for this information will definitely be useful in my garden.

[@ROPE12122011]

Extremely informative greatly appreciated. Thank you

[@furangel]

Thank you! We just bought a house with three hibiscus bushes. I love the flower but the bushes are very tall and sparse with lots of dead woody stems throughout and was unsure of how to maintain.

[@terrismith6166]

thanks for the help i will drop a note back in the spring of 21 to let you know how it went..great i hope

[@hongtang4811]

Best hibiscus pruning Thanks for the video

[@davidtownsend5436]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!!

[@Rigde345]

I was so nervous! But than I found your video! Thanks (few) 😅

[@tourans2472]

Thank you so much! Very helpful!

[@theresecrouch2924]

Excellent video, thankyou

[@cynthiamorris9001]

Very helpful information, Thank You.

[@charlesharrison1598]

Awesome video and tutorial 😊

[@susiestara0387]

Wow this was awesome. I learned so much. Thank you so much!!!

[@keithheid2773]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@aliciayniguez4499]

I wish I had seen your video a long time ago.....it was great!

[@bitsywillmott6881]

Excellent advice. Thanks.

[@janinetimm1920]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@madhviarmon6365]

My hibiscus leaves are all drying..before it was very beautiful and their blooming too but now 😔 May be i have transplant it ..do you think thats why is drying..please help what to do..

[@RWB_Yoga]

Thank you! Super helpful!

[@PK-bh1ww]

Just bought my 1st hibiscus today. Wish me luck

[@NextLevelGardening]

Good luck. You've got this🙂

[@MrsBradleyMia]

Great tutorial😊. Thank you Sir for sharing.

[@johngolden891]

I will moving to Volusia County, FL (zone 9b) and I wondered if tropical hibiscus can grow and bloom that far north. Thanks for your help!

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks! very informative video tutorial 🌺🌸🌼

[@SFBenjaminK]

I do the same thing with my huge hibiscus such as grows like a weed almost every year turning to tree.. they get very tall and wide well they over a decade old actually doing this almost every year gonna do this over the weekend, and I have 20 of them along down my driveway.. only think I have major problem around the summer is aphas and white flies, spray and everything then come back week after sick of it

[@helenallen2832]

great video very informative thankyou

[@NextLevelGardening]

helen allen you're welcome!

[@mgray3130]

Oh my, you really got down to it. Green to know though.

[@paulettecondappa2811]

Great video.Learnt a lot

[@NextLevelGardening]

I'm so glad! Thank you for watching!!

[@sandiegotropicalgarden3531]

great tips for my hibiscus plant, thanks for sharing 👍

[@soniamathurin5485]

Valid information, thank you.🌲🌿🥀

[@isaacali8695]

Great Tips.

[@julianajelimo521]

Ilike the illustrations.

[@agalpalacio9157]

They SURE are, I cut one all the way down to the stump an it still was sprouting new growth

[@kimberlynavarrete3773]

Good tips Thanks. My question is I live in El Paso is our heat & sun too hot for a hibiscus? I have my one under my patio in a container. It gets some sun & I will put in some banana peels.

[@mariaelena2371]

I have a lot in full sun and some with medium sun and they love it. Definitely try out different spots for yours but pay extra attention while doing this so you don’t kill it off 🙂🙂

[@jacks6632]

SoCal here, now I know how to trim my monster hibiscus so I can see out windows again!

[@zaretnavarro]

Mr. Brian? Can we get another update on this? Im struggling with my hibiscus. Thank you!

[@sabrinadejesus7740]

excellent video. thank you!

[@PBarrPrince]

Your video was very helpful. I do have a question though. I have a 5 1/2 year old tropical hibiscus I bring inside every fall. It's so huge now (my not knowing when and how to prune) it's really too big for the area I need to place it in. It's mid-September, zone 7b. I really need to do a hard prune but don't want to kill it. What do you suggest?

[@carriekimble2994]

Thank you!

[@gracestokes3288]

I have a TH growing in a pot that I over winter in my house ( I live in Cleveland Ohio. It blooms all winter and hardly at all during the summer. It is also getting way too large for the pot. Can you tell me when and how to prune it so I can maintain a smaller size suitable for the pot and also how to get it’s bloom cycle back into the summer?

[@kritikakhanna4330]

Amazingly good info. Thanks a lot !

[@paulbarbtomlinson]

I live in a cold winter climate area ie. Toronto Ontario. I want to bring my tropical hybiscus plants indoors for the winter i.e. in the garage and encourage the plants to become dormant. What do I need to do to achieve this and have healthy plants that are ready to transplant back into the garden in the Spring? Thanks Paul Tomlinson

[@jdrosner1]

My plants are kept outside where we average 10 to 15 inches of snow every year. They never grow out from last years growth so I cut them all the way back to the ground every September. They bloom prolifically in early August and are done by the 20th. of the three colors I have, the pinks are coming back less every year.

[@kamalaahluwalia]

Great video. Very informative. My hibiscus have only mealy bug problem. I tried many methods It comes again & again. What to do . I am from India It very hot here

[@NextLevelGardening]

Neem

[@curleenr4317]

Thank you!!! So informative! 🦋

[@catieheart]

I love in SW Florida, its the first week of January. These are crazy leggy small bushes. Can I prune them now?

[@Thingys-Jill]

I always love your videos. I just planted a hibiscus tree - do I need to cover it in winter here in Beaumont, CA?

[@stasi200]

Very informative.

[@cristinaorillosa7894]

Thank You so much...very informative video...great job😊

[@NextLevelGardening]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@shellypoint2906]

Thanks

[@jetlaggedchef6806]

Do you have any recommendations for battling beetles? Last year, a swarm of Biblical proportions descended upon my hibiscus and mowed about 10 of them to the wood in just a couple of days. (They literally ignored every other thing in the yard), and insecticide didn't seem to phase them.

[@pmbbike]

I have two between a wall and a swimming pool so I don't want them to be super bushy and go outwards much.

[@moglisgarden8732]

Nice information 👍. Stay connected.

[@CPTWalt]

Thanks!

[@avariley3019]

What care does a tropical hibiscus braded tree it lost all of its leaves and now it's only growing at the very bottom of the trunk

[@commenter01gall30]

My hibiscus gives nice flowers but, after a freeze two years ago, the leaves came back but very sparse. Any ideas?

[@jrobarnett]

Thank you sir! Salutations from the bay

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you for watching!

[@elmirakaramoldayeva1537]

Amazing !

[@maayongaga729]

Thanks you just destroyed your Mom's hibiscus....just kidding. I grew up in tropical climate in Philippines they grow everywhere. We don't even have to prune them. Same with bougainvilla and orchids. Left our house 30 years ago went back, Mom was gone but the flowers and orchids still there.

[@NextLevelGardening]

I'm sure they grow much bigger in the Philippines!

[@carlawilson2241]

Great Information Tfs

[@randallalderman2260]

Do Hibiscus grow more than one "trunk" over time ? Like a Crape Myrtle can have one trunk (if trimmed that way) but around the trunk , other stems/trunks will grow from the roots

[@NextLevelGardening]

Yes

[@randallalderman2260]

@@NextLevelGardening thats annoying. Looking for a flowering shrub that will only grow from one trunk. Any recommendations ?

[@kaystimer]

Now that it's been two years since this video, can you post a pic of the plant that you cut back so we can see the result?

[@sally-annparker6744]

He made a video four months later showing what it looked like. Sorry I don’t know how to link videos but you can find it quite easily if you scroll back in date order.

[@brenettaglass2509]

I live in the midwest and my plant is too heavy for me to bring in the house; how should i prepare it for winter?

[@alexmane8123]

THUMBS UP !!! AWESOME VIDEO !!! THANKS !!! :)

[@TheOrganiclady]

LOL!!! I love it! Mow, Blow & Go. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I actually end up having to clean up after my yard people.

[@annmarieboyle7387]

Thanks!! So Good!!

[@marcicodington3347]

could you talk about suckers? what are true suckers vs. new growth?

[@jenmc9404]

I would love to see what the results were

[@noureenmohammad]

I just recently bought the plants... they’re small... I have transferred them into a medimum sized pot.... just wanted to know how often I should water them and how to take care of them