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I have two mature Hibiscus shrubs which did not flower very well in 2014 is there something I can feed them with to promote more flowering please ?




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Hi, how long have you had them, and have they previously flowered well ?, some so called hardy Hibiscus, don't flower very well at all, they just about survive a winter, and start into growth late in the season, but if they have been ok in the past, feed them with a fertilizer higher in phosphorus, and less nitrogen, look at the N P K on the packet, you need the N to be lower than the P and the K to encourage flowering, Derek.

9 Feb, 2015

 

In my experience, more potash is more effective than more phosphate--that may only be an effect of our alkaline soils, though.

10 Feb, 2015

 

Hi Tugbrethil, of course you're right, I don't know why I said phosphorus, must have had a 'senior moment' lol, glad you pointed out the error, Derek.

11 Feb, 2015

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