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In article , Zemedelec
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40 degree nights and my variegated hibiscus is still putting out a blossom or
two. Last winter a freeze killled it to the ground, but during summer it grew
three feet and proportionately wide. Could the gradually cold, but not
freezing temps be hardening it off?

Using a low nitrogen fertilizer is a primary way of hardening it off.
Covering the plant to trap the ground heat is your best way of
protecting your tropical hibiscus

Tom Miller
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