Question
I live in Middlefield, Ohio which is in Geauga County.  I am not a gardner by any means.  I only plants things that will come up every year.  I planted a hybiscus and thought it was doing ok.  At least this morning it was.  Earlier today one of the branches looked like it was wilting so I watered it.  That was a few hours ago and it actually looks worse.  It gets the full afternoon sun.  Unfortunetly we have alot of clay here so when I planted it I used good potting soil all around it and fertilized it with some organic rose food about a week ago.  This was done per the gardner I bought it from.  I don't remember the name of the flower but I do know that it will be red.  I love the flowers that this plant has and was hopeing to attract hummingbirds.  Do you have any guess as to what I'm doing wrong?  When I bought the plant I told the nursery where I was thinking of putting it and they seemed to think it would be fine.  Thanks for any help you can give me.

Answer
Hi Kim,
Thanx for your question.  I live in Kansas City and have a lot of clay soil also but clay soil isn't all that bad as some of the so-called experts say.  I grow all kinds of stuff in my clay soil, even vegetables!  As for the hibiscus, many times a plant or shrub will be purchased at a local garden store.  Hopefully, you will have dug a hole larger than the root ball and put a little peat or leaf mulch in the bottom of the hole.  Place the root ball in the hole so it is slightly lower into the ground than where it was in its pot.  Sometimes, after transplant, it will take a few days to a few months for a shrub to recover from the shock of being transplanted.  Yes, there will be wilting.  Water, don't drown the plant.  I wouldn't waste my time on rose food for the plant.  Miracle Grow will do fine.  In fact, Ortho has some 12-12-12 fertilizer that will do just fine.  12-12-12 means the balance of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium are the same.  You have clay soil which probably indicates you have plenty of phosphorus and potassium but not enough nitrogen.  I hope this helps and please follow up and let me know how it goes.  
thx,
Tom