Heat fried my raphiolepis

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Newbie5 Woodland Hills, CA Jun 26, 2016

A recent 113 deg day turned my raphiolepis into crispy critters, as the photo shows. Some look worse than those shown. In anticipation of the hot day, I deep watered them the night before. Was this the wrong thing to do? Is it possible they'll recover? Is there anything that i can do to help them survive? They are in full sun in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. It's only June! In case it's important, they were planted in December and were green in the morning of the hot day. Some are "Clara" and some are "Bay Breeze." Any suggestions you can give will be most appreciated..

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 05, 2016

Did you water the ground or the leaves- water splashes on leaves can sunburn. Have you tamped the dirt around the roots ensuring it was firm and no air pockets? Many desert plants will pull their water underground to conserve moisture, others wilt back til nightfalls. 113* means the ground itself was also too hot for the plants- so it basically was the same as being in an oven for your plant and air dried the tender leaves- not sure if even shading could have helped them. Most raphiolepsis are from areas more prone to humidity, so it wasn't probably the watering...

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Newbie5 Woodland Hills, CA Jul 09, 2016

Thank you, very much, for the reply. Yes ground is tamped. All were planted in early December and were doing well, till the blistering hot day. Also, watering is drip, so leaves,shouldnt have been splashed. Hoping they will make it through the summer. These raphiolepis are seen in parking lots through out my area. Usually, them seem quite hardy and heat tolerant.

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