Copper King Pests
Copper King Hibiscus
I have received a lot of emails asking about the Copper King and related pests/diseases. While I have personally never had any issues with any sort of pest harming my Copper King or related Rose of Sharon, I decided to do a bit of research on the matter.
After visiting a local nursery that grows a lot of these, I learned that these hybrids do not suffer from many pests or diseases. In fact, they told me that they are quite disease pest and disease resistant. They said that in the few years they have been growing them, they have never experienced any issues. This has also been my experience with the few that I own. About the only exception has been some stray Japanese Beetles that wonder over to them after I have sprayed their favorites. Even then they don’t seem to find the Copper King quite as satisfying because they only seem to munch a leaf or two.
In conclusion, the Copper King Hibiscus is a very pest and disease resistant plant. In my research, I have not found any information saying otherwise. If your experiences have been different, I would love to hear the types of issues you have had in terms of pests and diseases.
I love these plants but the green grasshoppers can schread one in approx 3 days. North of houston I guess with the drought in all the green grasshoppers are leaving the dries fields and attacking this species more than any other hibiscus maybe thgey taste better any sugguestions on the best treatment other than hand to hand combat.
Depends on severity. If it,s just a few here and there, then you can go with insecticidal soap for spot treatment. There are lots of “organic” options available if that’s your preference. For more sever, I would go with something stronger. My favorite is Sevin brand insecticide. Hooks up to hose, spray the plant down and your done. Make sure you do it either early in the AM or late after noon when sun is not beating down on it. I have had excellent luck with the Sevin brand. It is not organic though.