Description
Hibiscus Botanically known as Hibiscus rosa sinensis from Malvaceae family. Common name are Jasvandi, Gurhal, Chinese hibiscus, shoe flower, Mandaram, Japa etc. It is a evergreen perennial flowering plant, blooms year around and it is one of the ancient flowering plant mostly used in every Indian Home.
An excellent variety for landscape use. Plants have medium size leaves and large size red flowers. They grow to over 3-4 meters tall. Can be kept short by trimming. Plants are covered daily with big purple flower. Hibiscus flowers have been popular since centuries. Most hibiscus flowers bloom during the day and close at night.
What does make this Special??
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This is the one flower that even school children recognize. The most familiar and the most common hibiscus variety.
- This hibiscus is Indian Desi variety with red color flower.
- One of the Best Plant for puja or prayer flower or leaves, good for screening, also excellent for hedges, border.
- Excellent flower in garden to attract Butterfly, Birds.
- Best Year round Flowering to Home Garden.
- Easy to grow plant either in pot or directly in the soil.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT - It can reach up to 3-4 meter height and 1-2 meter spread.
BLOOMING YEAR - Year-around attractive flowering.
GROWING TIPS - It can grow almost in all type of soil and it can easily grown in any Indian Climatic condition.
- It is best to grow Hibiscus plant in full sunlight conditions.
- Plants can be grown in small pots also, a minimum pot size of around 30 cms will be okay, but ground planting is best.
- Hibiscus are long lived plants, a lot of their growth and performance depends on the soil used, Good well drained soil with lots of organic manure is recommended.
- Hibiscus does not like cold and dry weather, the leaf size and flower size reduces in extreme cold.
- Regular pruning is required to make plant bushy and dwarf.
INSIDE THE BOX
| S.No. |
PRODUCT NAME |
DIMENSION |
| 1. |
Hibiscus red desi Plant |
1-3 Feet Height |
| 2. |
Growing Pot (Black color) |
6 Inch |
*above specifications are for indicative purpose only, actual dimensions may slightly vary.
PLANT CARE
LIGHT CONDITION - It requires minimum more than 6 hours of Direct Sunlight. If planted in full shade the blooming frequency will reduced.
WATERING SCHEDULE - Water when the top soil(2-3 inch) feels dry to touch. Always maintain moisture near the root zone. Try to apply water in the morning or evening.
SOIL TYPE - The soil should be well drained, fertile & rich in organic content.
TEMPERATURE - The average temperature should be 25-35 Degree Celsius.
FERTILIZER APPLICATION - Apply any organic fertilizer once in a month. Do not forget to water your plant immediately after application of fertilizer.
PLANT PROTECTION - Do light pruning of the plant in order to maintain good required shape. Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and discard them away from the plants. Generally it is more affected by mealy bug, in case of that, you can use Neem oil spray for primary treatment.
INITIAL CARE FOR 10-15 DAYS JUST AFTER RECEIVING YOUR PLANT
- Remove the Packaging Materials carefully.
- Press the soil in the pot & add additional soil(garden mix) if necessary.
- Maintain moisture in the pot, Do not over water it may kill your plant, so make sure that the soil should be dry between watering.
- Make sure that plants get enough morning direct bright light(2-3hrs) for 10-15 days & do not go for immediate transplanting (minimum 1 month)
- After 1 month you can transplant it into slightly bigger pot than the present pot or directly in the soil.
- Just prune if any branch of the plant is get damaged in transits. New leaves will come definitely.
