Another reason many plants wither and die, is they are 'pot bound' when planting.
When plants have spent too long in a pot, the roots ball up and actually stop water penetrating and being taken up by the roots.
Soak the plant well prior to planting, then tease roots out to enable them to be spread out more.
We have a rule in our garden with plants that are not hardy, or need too much maintenance.
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