I checked the roots on 12 Aug'08, i guess it can remain in this pot for some more time. Not yet root bound....it is a small plant and i want it to grow first before i re-pot it.
14Aug: lovely bloom and many more buds on the little Hibiscus.
Aug end - 7 Sep'09: Diseased Hibiscus!! with falling young buds. there were yellow spots on fresh leaves . Surfed the net and could only find one reason - bacterial infection! the reason could be i kept it in the guest room window which is the coldest in the whole house and it received just few minuted sun in the evening. So i trimmed off the effected leaves & started keeping it outside in sun for atleast 2 hours.
20 september'09: new growth visible. on september 24th i added carbon water to the plant which sandy collected from new shower filter. this water increased the new growth. I also repotted the plant from 4" pot to 6" pot.
14 October'09: lovely new growth. The temperature has fallen with early morning fog. i try to keep it in sun during day and at night keep it in the store room on patio. The diseased leaved keep popping now and then and i keep picking them. I still keep this plant away from the rest of the plants i have.
The disease in my Hibi disappeared on its own after i placed it in our bedroom...it even flowered in winter :-) but the flowers were small n size and pink instead of red.
After nearly four months there is another flower on Hibi...this time it is red and big. Why this difference - i really dnt know - i have not fertilized it neither did i repot it. But i am seeing leaves of the plant turning yellow. Plan to buy some miracle grow potting mix and repot the plant in a bigger container. Will also add Osmocote.
My worry is this plant is not growing straight, as can be seen in the photos- the main stem at the bottom is growing tilted with rest of the plant on that tilted stem....i will have to check in my forum if i need to do something here!
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