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Peazoup.....Hibiscus are beautiful and actually my favorite tropical plant...however they need watching. I have mostly had whitefly and aphids...easily cured by spraying horticultural oil on the plant. Most garden centers have it in bottles that attach to a hose and automatically measure the oil water ratio. It is easy and effective. They will die back a bit in January when we get the coldest weather..following that a bit of pruning is necessary in the spring and they will come back and be .lush and gorgeous all summer. I planted 2 small plants in March and they are now 5 feet tall and still blooming...cover them in the early frosts and they will bloom till January to the deeper frosts.