The leaves look right, maybe they are too wet?
I don't do anything to it. Actually just stuck it in the ground and sort of said good luck. Not in a real wet spot, up near the house where it gets sun, does tend to dry a bit.
I put a few plants down by the pond, they are not doing as well as the ones by the house. The maple that died did shade them so maybe they will do better now.
It is near some day lilies. Stuck in a mulched up place where I am attempting to keeps weeds at bay, we walk through there.
This shot is from the deck. I put a lot of seeds out in the wild flower gardens, need to see if any are growing. We had the right amount of cold and wet to get them going.
Rabbits got to all of my lanceleaf tickseed buds this year
We have rabbits everywhere, they do eat plants but not enough that I notice. Did not touch the tick seeds. The ground hogs are everywhere. Deer eat the lily buds, but only the ones out on the edges. Chipmunks are everywhere, esp since the cats have disappeared. Part of sharing the land with the critters.
I do protect some of the plants from the hogs and the deer, esp when they are small. Then the plants are on their own.