On 11/08/2011 22:11, AL_n wrote:
It took me many attemts to get a successfully rooting cutting from a
hibiscus shrub. Then when I finally succeeded, it got attacked by what I
guess was spider mites. I could see a load of minute dead white bus on the
undesides of the leaves and a few cobweb-like starnds too. The leaves all
sort of dried up, and the plant seems to have given up the ghost, despite
having grown decent roots. How does this happen? Can I revive the baby
shrub?

TIA

Al


Have followed this thread and agree with replies. However, no-one has
covered the fact that any rsm that has recently sucked dry a virused
plant can transmit that virus to the new plant. In most cases, there is
no treatment and the plant(s) must be destroyed. This is also true of
aphids and other sap-sucking or plant-chewing insects. It doesn't sound
as if this was the case with the OP's plant, but it's another thing to
watch out for.

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from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay