Bulbine Flopping Over

I bought a few orange bulbines this past weekend and planted them on Sunday. They are flopping over and hitting the ground. They look pitiful. I was wondering if this is normal (perhaps from being transplanted from pot to soil). I dig as deep as I could (especially since I have real rocky soil), but possibly not deep enough for this type of plant, since the leaves (clumps) seem heavy. I did put good gardening soil in the holes when planting. I hate to say it, but for now, so they don't look so horrible I resorted to proping up the leaves (clumps) with a rock. LOL

Any advice? Should I pile more soil on the top to make it more stable? Will this just go away on its own within a few days/week (will they perk up)? Thanks - I have looked EVERYWHERE and cannot find an answer to this specific question... :-)

Could just be transplant shock--TX summers can be quite hot and from everything I've heard this summer is especially brutal, so not the best time of year to plant anything. Most plants want to be planted at a particular depth (many times you can use the depth it was planted in its pot as a guideline) so you don't want to pile up soil around them if it's going to wind up burying them deeper than they're supposed to be. Providing they're able to survive the heat and get established, they should perk up.

I agree, your plants are suffering shock, also as you have very stony ground and this wont hold onto moisture for long and the watering you do will run through the soil before the roots have time to take the water up.
Just keep watering as often as you can and let them settle into there new environment,
as stated before, summer is not the best time for planting and for future try to do this early spring just as the soil is warming from winter or autumn when the soil has cooled down and they still have time to settle before winter. This is general for all types of plants /trees / shrubs/

If you are new to gardening it will help your stony soil IF you can get hold of loads of animal manure (well rotted about year old or longer) spread this over your soil (there will be no smell ) as you dig in your plants, this added manure acts as feed, moisture retention and allows air into the soil, in your situation I would use this as a mulch also as once you water this area, spread the mulch and it will help prevent the evaporation your type of soil / area will suffer in such hot weather, as you build up your soil with this, you will find you need water less often too.
Hope this helps you out and you have fun with your garden.
Weenel.

Bulbine is a xeriscaping plant, and the tangerine is more delicate than the lemon, give it partial shade, and less water, the rox wont bother it, cold does tho...it is very close to the aloe family, can survive brutal dryness with just misting, but it is Sept-most plants getting ready to head into fall slo downs, leave it when it flops, it will stand back up on its own when the roots take hold

I agree. Do not overwater your Bulbine. That will create more problems than solutions. Mine is planted in a container (back in March) and it drooped for a few days after transplanting. generally the plants you get from the nursery are a clump of smaller plants and they react individually as they get settled in.