Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Gloria, I over winter my tropical hibiscus in a heated greenhouse. I cut mine back in Fall and have them sitting on black painted 2ltr bottles with water in them. The soil temperature stays in the upper 40's to low 50s. They do just fine.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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