Trying to be Reasonable

Here's the deal. I live in an area that has had an average of 4" of rain a year for the last several years. It is hot and it is dry. So, all of my brug babies were very happy in the mild winter. It is 95 today and they are toasty. I have 2 in the ground and many in 5 gal pots. I cannot seem to keep 5 gal pots wet enough to make them happy in hot weather. To add insult to injury. There is not a bud to be seen on these things.

Do I just keep what I can reasonably put in the ground? How big a pot would they need to survive in the summer?

This is V. Peach

The poor things are dry and were well watered last night. They are in potting soil with "forest products-mostly redwood", sand, and vermiculite.

Which are most likely to withstand the heat? I have
V. peach-One in pot, one in ground
Species.
Snowcone
Frosty pink
Kyle's Gold
Double white
Tropical sunset-in the ground
Butterfly
Charles grimaldi
and a few more I cant remember.


A poor droopy species.

Thanks for your help. Poor hot babies

Do you have any shade trees at all? They like hot, but NOT too hot. Wishing you luck.

I keep mine in a minimum 15 gallon but lots in bigger. And every spring I take them out and cut off half the root ball and add new soil (as heavy a soil as I can) and cut the canopy in half also. You can do it! Can you move them under some shade in summer?

Maybe you should consider using some of the soil moist crystals in your potting mix since you stay so dry there. I don't do it here because they would stay too wet, but in your area, I would think they would benefit from it.