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Thank you!  I will try misting the leaves.  I live in Michigan-my plant did real well outside all summer and I was hoping the "plant grow" bulb would help, but maybe it is not enough.  We have about 99%clouds this time of year:-(
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My plant was outside all summer and was so beautiful I want to winter it indoors.  It did well for some time, then got these little white flat flies on it.  I bought pesticide spray and they would leave for a while and return until I resprayed. I had to spray about every 4 days.  Now, this week, I have noticed all of the flies moved to my dining room light and are not on my plant at all, but my plant appears to be dying.  I have a "plant light" bulb shining on it all night and it gets natural light from the west window during the day.  I keep the soil damp but it is getting worse, rapidly!  Help!  Have I killed it?  The leaves are still green but wilty looking and some beginning to turn yellow.  The new growth has stopped.  Help!
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OK, first of all, I wish I knew where you lived (climate zone); the white flies are tough pests, because they do exactly as you said, move away when you spray and then return; use an oil based pesticidal spray like "ultra fine oil" or "organicide" to combat them; now, the wetting of the soil is not going to help the wilting, it is probably what is causing it, you need to mist the leaves daily and keep the soil moderatly moist, not wet! I live in Florida and Hibiscus grow outside, I would not attempt to grow it indoors because it needs direct sun and humidity to thrive; but if I were to attempt to grow it indoors, I would grow it in an oversize pot and follow the previous instructions; 3 applications of a granular fertilizer per year and then come summer, move it outside to get the sun it needs...good luck and if you can tell me where it is you live (state) I can give you more info...Nick

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Randi, The Hibiscus is a tropical ornamental; Michigan is a tough climate zone to try to overwinter it, but, if you can duplicate its desired growing conditions, you may be able to limp it through the winter indoors in a large pot; give it a location where it gets as much light as possible coupled with a humid like condition, (ie humidifier or constant misting), and keep the soil moderately moist, not wet! finally, keep eye out for the white fly and from spider mites ( a nemesis of indoor plants), using the insecticidal oil I suggested; when the weather outside starts climbing into the 60's, start weaning it off the indoor envionment and move the pot outside, gradually...good luck Nick