Star Jasmine Plants Dying

Recently I purchased 2 Star Jasmine plants to plant in our side yard. After planting both of them, they are both slowly dying and I have no clue why. When we bought them, the flowers were white and fragrant and the leaves shiny and waxy, now the flowers are all dried up and most of the leaves are drying up as well. Can anyone give me some tips on how to revive them before they totally die?

It could be transplant shock, it's not at all unusual for plants to drop their flowers and for the leaves to look a little stressed right after you plant them, especially in a climate like yours where I expect the weather is probably getting pretty warm. If they're getting a lot of sun and your weather is hot, you can try to rig up some shade over them, that may help. And the most important thing you can do is water them properly--it's obviously possible to underwater new plants in a warm climate, but you can also overwater (especially if your soil is clay). The best way to figure out whether they need water or not is to stick your finger down a few inches into the soil, if it feels wet still then hold off on watering, but if it's drying out then give it a nice watering. The sandier your soil and the warmer your weather, the more frequently you'll find you have to water. Hopefully they will come back for you, but planting things this late in a warm climate is always a little risky, if it's hot enough sometimes you can do everything you possibly can and it's just not enough. My climate's not as severe as yours during the summer, but even here I have a much higher success rate with things that I plant in the fall or the very early spring vs this time of year.

I agree with ecrane. Without seeing a picture, it sounds like the possibility of too much sun and/or too much or too little water could be the issue. I bought two very healthy star jasmines 3 years ago. I planted one on the northeast side of my house and one on the northwest. The one on the northwest got too much sun and didn't survive. The one in the northeast side has flourished and is beautiful. It stays semi-evergreen all winter. Apparently, they prefer semi shade. Also, I only watered them once a week while they were getting established. Now I only water the surviving plant when it gets quite dry.

I have Star Jasmine planted on the north and also one facing west. They both do well but are partly shaded during the day. I have had them for probably over ten years. A good book to read is Lynn Mills and ?, called Nevada Gardner. It has been very helpful for me. I live about an hour from Vegas. Probably plantig them this late in the season is stressing them some. Just baby them and give them shade and plenty of water and they will probably make it. Costco had some beautiful five gallon Jasmine but I find planting smaller ones work better for me unless you have the energy and can dig a very, very large hole and fill it with great stuff. I also feed mine at least twice a year. I like time released stuff. Good luck, I hope they make it.