What's going on with my Miss Kim Lilac?

Question

I bought it about a month ago, planted it and it was doing great. Then, I heard about the 17 year cicadas in my area and read several articles saying we needed to cover our young trees and shrubs. I covered my target plants with some tulle netting for about two weeks. Since we haven't seen a single cicada in our area yet and I've read numerous articles saying that newer subdivisions probably won't even see the cicadas, I removed all the netting. My other plants are fine, but upon removing the netting from the Miss Kim, I immediately noticed it's leaves were floppy and kind of wilted. I gave it a good long watering, but it never bounced back. Since then, despite frequent waterings, it appears to be going downhill. The leaves are not discolored, but they are wilted/shriveled/curling. The stems appear to be fine though. Any ideas on what could be happening? Thanks!

Answer 1

dont water beyond a weekly soaking of the ground and dont water leaves thats the way to wilt them and add a tablespoon of miracle grow to a gallon of water and pour around the base several times a season also mine got frost bit and set-back and only had one flower clump all season so thats could be a frost burn good luck

Answer 2

You are probably drowning it .! A newly planted specimen will tend to wilt in the sun & wind , at first , regardless of moisture . Even small suckers from established plant, that have never been touched , tend to droop a little in the afternoon sun. Check the soil for water with your finger(s) before watering it again . Also, make sure it isn't planted too deep .

Answer 3

Possibility of poor drainage of the soil + you water. The roots might be standing in the water below where you can't see it.
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