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title: "New plant mama here. I have a braided hibiscus “tree” and her blooms…"
description: "New plant mama here. I have a braided hibiscus “tree” and her blooms are beautiful when they first come out but then they get this dark blackish spots on the…"
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author: "LHgirl"
published: "2026-05-19T23:25:11.056735Z"
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# New plant mama here. I have a braided hibiscus “tree” and her blooms…

_Posted by LHgirl on 2026-05-19_

New plant mama here. I have a braided hibiscus “tree” and her blooms are beautiful when they first come out but then they get this dark blackish spots on the rims? Does anyone know what this could be?

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![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iVU8iqAAjdSjf7PTkYEKXaRuZey_80mafnM2A0ThKzs/5c6QhCFiQi2H2tP9oEqAaA.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Alocasia Baddie 🪴 commented on 2026-05-20

I have a braided hibiscus too which I love! Is it that the bloom is aging? Have you noticed it on all of them?

#### LHgirl replied on 2026-05-20

I haven’t noticed it on all the blooms. It was braided with a yellow flower and red flower and the dark spots are only on the red flowers. The blooms also don’t last very long before they drop, like 1-2 days. Not sure if that’s normal or not.

#### Alocasia Baddie 🪴 replied on 2026-05-20

That seems to be the case for mine as well so hopefully that is normal😁

### hope commented on 2026-05-23

This is normal! Hibiscus blooms have short bloom times of 1-2 days ☺️

#### LHgirl replied on 2026-05-24

Thank you! 😊

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