Hibiscus Syrica / Rose of Sharon problem

[thy]

I think you call this hibiscus Rose of Sharon ...

Hibiscus it is -I have had a standard for 3 years now, but this year the leaves are tiny, tiny as a finger nail.
Winthe´and spring have been like yours with ups and downs

What the heck is it doing and will it surviwe ?

Pia

[ogrefcf]

Yeah, Pia Rose of Sharon is what I know them as. I have a hedge of them and they do quite well. Seed all over, but so do half my other plants lol. I have never had any trouble with small leaves or anything else, hope some one else knows.

[kHT]

Pia, we have several and noted last year that the mites found them which made the leaves tiny. We sprayed on a regular bases and decided last fall
to cut them down at the soil. We have to do this with the azeala here and they come back so we thought we would try this with the Rose of Sharons.
We are a strong believer of taking the food source away from the mites, they sit up under some huge pines.

[Bob Scott]

I have a couple and other then Japanese beetles I haven't had any problems.

[thy]

Thanks
No mites, no beetles just tiny, tiny leaves