Quite possibly they were grown under glass for early spring sale and have never experienced outdoor conditions - wind, temperature fluctuations and bright sunlight. They are cold and miserable. In future when you buy plants make sure they have a period of acclimatization i.e. 'hardening off' before they are subjected to the great outdoors.

BTW they aren't bushes and will not form a permanent woody framework. In the summer they will disappear and, if you are very lucky, they will re-emerge next spring. But they are not an easy subject.

Another likelyhood is that the the plants need more water than you think. Right now The roots do not extend outside the little ball of soil that filled the pot they grew in. Also the soil they came in is most likely a light fluffy mix and and when this dries it becomes harder to water than the soil around it. Give them more water and if you feel adventurous poke around down at the root ball and see if it really is dry.

....and also ditto what UK said, they're greenhouse plants, beautiful but hard to grow outside..... unless you're in some perfect cool, sunny, dry part of California.

Thank you for the advice. This is the first time I'm planting things and I really have zero experience. I had discussed these plants and their care with the guy at our local nursery in a lot of detail before buying them and he assured me that they can be put in the ground right away.

I did dig them up yesterday and found out that my gardener had planted them very loosely in a very shallow hole in a mound of garden soil that we bought from Home Depot. I also noticed that the roots very dry which could be because the garden soil won't retain any water. So I dug a deeper hole into the ground and replanted and watered them. This morning, they seemed to be doing better and were not as droopy. I will keep an eye on them and see how it goes. And yes, probably won't buy them to put in the ground if they don't survive this time. The attached photo is from this morning. These leaves were flat on the grown and yellow yesterday.

Thanks again. I really appreciate the help and knowledge that you shared.

They look nice avantika, that orange is awesome. I usually prefer single flowers, but sometimes the double version is just so much more of a good thing! Every now and then I can't help myself and bring home a plant or two for a nice spring planter. The buds keep on opening and they look great until we get our first warm day.... then they start yellowing and that's the end of it. They'd rather have a frost or two than sit through an 85F afternoon.