Papermoon

This is the biggest bloom I have ever seen on a hibiscus. I was just blown away by this thing!

It has ants on it, in fact all my hibs have ants. I don't see any aphids, but the ants sure do love these things too.

Susan
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I have lots of pictures of this, but to get the feeling of the size of the thing, here is my hand next to it.

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close up

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Very pretty!

I'd definitely keep checking for aphids on a regular basis--aphids LOVE hibiscus and I can almost guarantee if you have ants crawling on your plants there are going to be aphids there too, and they're easier to get rid of when there's only a few of them!

that's what I thought too, there are ants everywhere. :(

I bet you'll find aphids within a few days, definitely keep your eyes open for them! I'd probably give things a quick spray with insecticidal soap now, at the very least it'll help keep the ant population down and it might help nip an aphid problem in the bud.

I agree with Liz, I bet there are aphids in hiding there - somewhere. Don't wait for any damage, give them a spritz ASAP. If you don't have insecticidal soap on hand any old dish liquid will work. I use 1 tsp. per gallon and I spray in the evening so the foliage won't get burnt in the sunlight. Even a daily hard spray with plain water will help to keep them at bay.