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Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
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 |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
"las" wrote in message ups.com... 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 Isn't it obvious that you have a male hibiscus? |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
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. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
"Travis" wrote in message news:TlUhf.323$Et4.218@trndny08... las wrote: My hibiscus has a drop of something at the base of many of its leaves. It is shiny, semi-clear (like cloudy water), firm, but can be easily crushed, and quite sticky. Does anyone know what this is? TIA LAS Scale perhaps. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 It could be the residue from scale or white flies. |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
Carolyn LeCrone wrote:
"Travis" wrote in message news:TlUhf.323$Et4.218@trndny08... 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. -- 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 It will be easier for people to find your comment if you put it below my sig instead of in line with the last line of it. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
"Travis" wrote in message news:72eif.4645$ob4.96@trndny02... Carolyn LeCrone wrote: "Travis" wrote in message news:TlUhf.323$Et4.218@trndny08... 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. -- 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 It will be easier for people to find your comment if you put it below my sig instead of in line with the last line of it. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 sorry - the cursor is at the top and that's where I want to write. I'll try to do better! Carolyn |
Travis Carolyn LeCrone wrote:
"Travis" lid wrote in message news:TlUhf.323$Et4.218@trndny08... las wrote: My hibiscus has a drop of something at the base of many of its leaves. It is shiny, semi-clear (like cloudy water), firm, but can be easily crushed, and quite sticky. Does anyone know what this is? TIA LAS Scale perhaps. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 It could be the residue from scale or white flies. Carolyn It will be easier for people to find your comment if you put it below my sig instead of in line with the last line of it. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 this website kind of concurs with what i had also thought. http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hor...s/hibiscus.htm the crystals could be salts. sometimes if u bring impatient plants in and overwinter them they will end up with little crystals hanging off of their stems. i have never found them to hurt anything and have had good luck with cutting the plants back just before putting them out in the spring and letting them grow regrow. what i would do is either clean the crystal drops off or wait and see what happens. be very vigilant on keeping an eye for insects if u decide to just leave the plants alone. hope this helps u some. good luck, sockiescat. |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
Carolyn LeCrone wrote:
"Travis" wrote in message news:72eif.4645$ob4.96@trndny02... Carolyn LeCrone wrote: "Travis" wrote in message news:TlUhf.323$Et4.218@trndny08... 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. -- 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 It will be easier for people to find your comment if you put it below my sig instead of in line with the last line of it. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 sorry - the cursor is at the top and that's where I want to write. I'll try to do better! Carolyn You didn't try very hard. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
In message . com, las
writes 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 Some types of Hibiscus have foliar nectaries. IIRC, none of the commonly grown types do, so perhaps they aren't in your case. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Hibiscus - what is that stuff at base of leaf?
Its a globule of nectar secreted from a nectary gland.
The plant secretes nectar to attract ants that keep away other insect pests. Its harmless and can be washed away with a spray of water. "las" wrote in message ups.com... 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 |
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