Sorry if this is long or doesn’t make sense. I’m desperate to save my new plants. I’m really new to gardening and to be honest I am really bad at it but I really really want to be good at it. I did a lot of (apparently bad) research and recently purchased a white bird of paradise, blue plumbago and 2 lantana…. I live in AZ and all of them said they need full sun. I repotted them too soon apparently, by repotting right away. I have them in really large terra cotta pots outside. Originally had them all on dirt and mulch, direct sun for 6+ hours. They quickly got sunburn, flowers dropping off, so I got a 40% shade cloth and got that set up over them. I was also only watering if the soil was dry 2-3 inches down, so not overwatering. They are all raised on planter feet. They were still struggling with sunburn and crispy leaves, so I was told to move them all to covered patio with direct light. I did that, and they looked better for 1 day, but then this morning I see spider mites on the lantana… I get the need oil today, but then find out that with AZ temp about 90• (it’s July, of course it is) the heat will scorch the leaves even without sun if I put been oil on it. All of this is going on, and at the same time I notice my bird has leaves dropping and not becoming more erect. There’s a new shoot, but the other leaves not doing great has me worried. I repotted them all 6/24 if that helps. Also the soil stays moist way longer than I expected it would but I’m being told that’s normal. I’ve been following Planta advice now for a few days and it doesn’t look like they’re improving. Any suggestions or tips on helping these guys live? Photos of when I first got them to current for plumbago and bird.
