Aphids, pink hibiscus mealybugs, hibiscus bud midge and hibiscus thrips all attack flower buds and can cause them to drop. Dan Gill is a horticulturist with the LSU AgCenter.

Pests. Hibiscus bud midge or gall midge larvae feed inside the bud, causing it to drop. You should check the buds to see if there are any pinhead-size holes in them.

Q: I have a hibiscus that will not flower. The bud will start to show the orange petals but will fall off before it blooms. Most of the leaves have a nice green color, although a few have started t… ...

Q. My hibiscus haven't bloomed this year. The buds appear, then drop off as if they had been sliced. - J.S., Houston A. Hibiscus bud drop is a problem that's more troublesome some years.

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Our hibiscus plants look healthy but keep dropping their flower buds before they open. We have fertilized them but that did not help. Any thoughts? — Paul Usztok, Palm Coast The effect of no flow… ...

Other deciduous hibiscus that produce plenty of colorful blossoms include confederate rose (H. mutabilis) from East Asia and swamp rose (H. moscheutos), from the Southeastern United States.