The red color is being baked out of it. Partial shade position would produce better appearance.

Bboy is correct ... mine has NEVER held it's color all summer. Your nusery was correct it will do just fine there just they left out a bunch of stuff including how much the sun will effect it'S color... One advantage is it will have better winter protection although mine is totally exposed, and evn though i covered all my dissectums during the freeze with tarps (including the Tamu...) the Tamu came through 100% perfect where as most other dissectums were either damaged or destroyed!!!! Tamu's get BIG ...mine has grown big time compared to other dissectums ( even this year where the freeze stunted the growth of almost all my JM's) and 5 feet is a bit close so be prepared to do some trimming in the near future. David

Thanks bboy and myersphcf ... I was afraid the heat and sun might be the culprit. But I do believe it's location (plus our vigilant covering it every night) helped it survive that horrific freeze in April. I've seen a lot of JMs in our area that either died or will never be the same because of it.

If it was smaller, we'd try to transplant it. It's a big'un, though, so she'll have to stay put (and green). Maybe I'll spray paint the leaves red ... just kidding!

~S

Plant some tall perennials or something (grasses) in strategic positions that will give it the midday shade in the summer it will need to color properly. Most perennials will die back or will be cut back just about the time fall colors are burstin'.