Hello, Daisy! Thank you for your comment/advice. I will try your suggestions: I am so sad that my beautiful plant is not thriving. The lanai gets full Florida sun and we get rain everyday and I was thinking that the rain would be enough --- so I will need to increase my watering a little more. I have had the plant about a month or so and am wondering if I should re-pot and fertilize it. I love the hibiscus plant and want very much to have more (once I get the hang of caring for it properly). Thanks!