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.