I had it planted in the ground. It had some sort of affection I noticed - it was a greenish thing sticking to the woody parts preventing growth - also mealy bugs. I removed the things by hand and slowly it recovered and survived the warm summer. The leaves would droop a bit but on watering it was fine. The plant is now showing some slow growth with healthier leaves but it is only slightly higher than when I bought a year ago. Last evening I removed it from the ground and put it in a grow bag as I want to use that space for something that will grow to about 6-7 feet - will look for another hibiscus. I'll see how the plant does in the grow bag and I have added vermicompost.
