It’s okay — mine didn’t last three days because I forgot to water it. But I ran to HEB and bought another one — wish it luck!
Craix8
It will probably be fine. I’d cut it back 1/3 to 1/2 to make it easier on the roots. Worst case it will go dormant for winter soon and will return next spring.
6myname
With it being so dry now, newly planted transplants probably need to be watered once if not twice a day for a week or so and periodically there after. It’s happening to everyone I know haha even my established native perennials are suffering. This October has been brutal but hopefully we get some rain later this week to give us some relief. I would compost that and hop on over to HEB to get a new one planted before we hopefully hopefully hopefully get some rain this weekend.
PlainOrganization
You have room for more. I would cut that one back and plant another next to it, as insurance.
New plants need to be watered at least once a day for the first several weeks. In the nursery, they are watered twice a day and often given fertilizer to force them to bloom.
TilapiaLoins
Greggs mistflower is pretty resilient. I yanked one out and transplanted it in the middle of summer, a few days before going out of town for a week. (I was on a mission to redo the bed it was in and forgot we were going on vacay. I blame the ADHD.) When we came back it looked pretty crispy and dead, but I cut it back pretty severely and watered the heck out of it for a week, and it perked back up. It’s still a bit wonky from its extreme haircut and hasn’t bloomed like my non-abused mistflowers, but I figure it just needs time.
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It’s okay — mine didn’t last three days because I forgot to water it. But I ran to HEB and bought another one — wish it luck!
It will probably be fine. I’d cut it back 1/3 to 1/2 to make it easier on the roots. Worst case it will go dormant for winter soon and will return next spring.
With it being so dry now, newly planted transplants probably need to be watered once if not twice a day for a week or so and periodically there after. It’s happening to everyone I know haha even my established native perennials are suffering. This October has been brutal but hopefully we get some rain later this week to give us some relief. I would compost that and hop on over to HEB to get a new one planted before we hopefully hopefully hopefully get some rain this weekend.
You have room for more. I would cut that one back and plant another next to it, as insurance.
New plants need to be watered at least once a day for the first several weeks. In the nursery, they are watered twice a day and often given fertilizer to force them to bloom.
Greggs mistflower is pretty resilient. I yanked one out and transplanted it in the middle of summer, a few days before going out of town for a week. (I was on a mission to redo the bed it was in and forgot we were going on vacay. I blame the ADHD.) When we came back it looked pretty crispy and dead, but I cut it back pretty severely and watered the heck out of it for a week, and it perked back up. It’s still a bit wonky from its extreme haircut and hasn’t bloomed like my non-abused mistflowers, but I figure it just needs time.
If you need more, feel free to ask.