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02/14/2026

PSA

Don’t give up on frost-damaged hibiscus. Quick care and patience can restore leaves, blooms, and vibrant growth in your Florida garden.

02/14/2026

Note to Florida residents

As you know, a few days ago, Florida experienced a period of frigid temperatures, with record-setting lows in many places. Temperatures between 15-25F with heat feels of 8-20F were plentiful.

If the plants in your yard suffered damage, cold burns, here are some tips.

1) Patience, don't do anything lightly.

2) If the leaves of your plants are currently brown or white, do not rush to remove them or cut the plant. Wait for those leaves to fall naturally.

3) With your nail or a small knife, gently scrape the stem of the plant at several different points. If when scrubbing you notice green inside, it means that plant tissue is still alive, the plant is still alive.

4) Pour plenty of water to the base of the plant, do not wet the leaves or the stems, only the base, until it drenches the soil/sand well. The cold we observed in Florida was extremely dry, and that severely dehydrated the plant.

5) The average date for the last frost in Florida is usually mid-March. Those dry leaves, still protecting the plant in case temperatures drop below freezing again for the next few weeks.

6) By the end of March, check if your plant presents new and green growth. Re-scratch the stem lightly with your nails or a small knife. The areas you notice green, are still alive, if you scratch and see brown or black by then you can already make a cut, pruning the plant to remove all the dead vegetative tissue.

7) DO NOT use compost yet, with these cold temperatures, the plant is dormant or semi-dormant, and the compost can do is burn the root system. Wait for the first week of April to subscribe for the first time.

Most patios look ugly, yes, because in Florida there is a lot of tropical plants being sown that are not adapted to temperatures below 32F.

But patience will be her best friend and her plants best friend.

If you follow all of these tips, and your plant does not show new growth by early April, sadly the plant died. Consider replacing with colder-resistant species, particularly for growing zone 9A and 9B. Everything zone 10-11 onward is going to suffer a lot every time temperatures drop below 32F.

02/05/2026

Soon time to winter prune.

Keep your Florida garden thriving! Prune these 7 plants this February while avoiding 4 others that aren’t ready for trimming yet this season.