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My next-door neighbors garden had this lovely Hibiscus growing in it and I couldn't resist. Later that evening we had one of our famous dust storms with winds up to 45 MPH (72.4 KPH). The dust was so bad you couldn't even see across the street. Luckily it only lasted about three hours, not so lucky for the Hibiscus. It didn't make it. The poor thing was torn to shreds. There appears to be some more buds in the making so maybe all isn’t lost after all.