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title: "Came back from vacation and almost all of my Hibiscus 🌺 leaves died…"
description: "Came back from vacation and almost all of my Hibiscus 🌺 leaves died and fell off. And soil full of what I assume is fungus gnats. I put outside and sprayed…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/O06lFEQyQ14kxxGdqAOGtC"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mrs. Tebo"
published: "2025-06-25T17:34:45.678356Z"
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# Came back from vacation and almost all of my Hibiscus 🌺 leaves died…

_Posted by Mrs. Tebo on 2025-06-25_

Came back from vacation and almost all of my Hibiscus 🌺 leaves died and fell off. And soil full of what I assume is fungus gnats. I put outside and sprayed the leaves and soil with Neem. Placed a pest sticker in just now. Is there any hope that this might survive with what little is still green at the top?

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## 3 comments

### User123 commented on 2025-06-25

It may survive

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-06-25

It looks pretty green. Nature finds a way?

### Josie commented on 2025-06-25

I’ve had hisbiscus trees for years. If it’s really dry Airate your soil well by poking it with a chopstick or some poking apparatus a whole bunch to break up the soil and water ever loving out of it make sure the soil is soaks it up.

Cut off all the flower buds for a long while and she’ll recover. Water again once she’s almost dry. Mosquito bits in your water will help with the fungus gnats fertilizer will help her recover easier

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