Summer drought or an early frost can cause this, but neither seems likely several years in a row. The other possibility is so-called bud blast, a fungal infection. If it is the latter, buds left attached to the plant will eventually turn fuzzy black as the spores of the fungus form on the bud surfaces. This condition is - maybe - spread by leaf hoppers, so once there's an infection it tends to spread. You need to pick off all the brown buds and any buds that have fallen on the ground before the fungus becomes infectious next summer. There are fungicides recommended for this which need to be sprayed on the newly forming buds next summer. Some recommend spraying for leaf hoppers as well. Your county extension or state agriculture department can give specific advice for your area.

Julia, Kathy has it totally correct.....Example...those that I sent you were cut back....Fans and scapes. Those will slowly die back. From the center of the clumps and each fan, new growth will appear. You should see it starting in about 2 weeks from planting. As she also said...you must water thoroughly. Too get the ground wet 2-8 inches below the crust, takes a great deal of water. To see how effective you are, do as Kathy said.....dig down a few inches about 6 inches out from your new planting. You may be suprised to see dry ground, even after standing there with a sprinkler/nozzle and thinking you had watered well. You want to insure the new plants get off to a good start so water real well. Once they are established it is "Ideal" to insure they get about an inch of water per week. Or you can do as I do with my Mother Nature Bed......"Plant it and forget it".....LOL Hope it survives...:) Hope this helps...... Rick

Pictures please. One gallon pot, It might be to small and young.

I will check but I don't think so. I had several weak floricanes that I cut to the ground and some of them did have little flower shoots that emerged a few inches from the ground but they look very different and flowered a long time ago. This cane only has flowers at the tip and this cane is still getting longer. I have never seen a floricane continue to grow longer.