Travis Carolyn LeCrone wrote:
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las wrote:
My hibiscus has a drop of something at the base of many of
its
leaves. It is shiny, semi-clear (like cloudy water), firm,
but
can be easily crushed, and quite sticky. Does anyone know
what
this is? TIA
LAS

Scale perhaps.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5 It could be the residue from scale or white
flies.

Carolyn
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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5


this website kind of concurs with what i had also thought. http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hor...s/hibiscus.htm

the crystals could be salts. sometimes if u bring impatient plants in and overwinter them they will end up with little crystals hanging off of their stems.
i have never found them to hurt anything and have had good luck with cutting the plants back just before putting them out in the spring and letting them grow regrow.
what i would do is either clean the crystal drops off or wait and see what happens. be very vigilant on keeping an eye for insects if u decide to just leave the plants alone.
hope this helps u some. good luck, sockiescat.