The cultivar , ‘ Feather Boa ’ is a small-scale spreading perennial with oval , chartreuse - white-livered leaves . Bell shaped , light lavender , striped imperial flowers blossom on square bare 6 inch halt , in the midseason . brave perennials for shaded garden with large , sheer leaves often marked with counterpoint coloration . Leaves range in shape from round to lance - shaped , and colors can be yellow to light-green to blue , often with ashen , scandalmongering or green bare marking . grand demarcation when planted with small - leaved plant , adding grain to the landscape .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Partial shademeans that an area receive filtered light , often through tall branches of an open growing tree . Root rivalry is normally less . Partial tone can also be achieved by locating a plant beneath an arbor or lathe - corresponding structure . Shadier side of a building are normally the northern or northeastern sides . These side also tend to be a small cooler . It is not uncommon for plant that can stomach full sun or some sun in cool climates to need some shade in tender climates due to emphasis commit on the plant from reduced wet and overweening heat . Conditions : Partial Sun , Partial ShadePart sunorpart shadeplants prefer lighting that is filtered . Sunlight , though not direct , is of import to them . Often dawn sun , because it is not as strong as afternoon sun , can be considered part sun or part wraith . If you live in an area that does not get much intense sunlight , such as the Pacific Northwest , a full sunshine exposure may be fine . In other surface area such as Florida , industrial plant in a position where good afternoon shade will be receive .
Watering
Planting
The best times to engraft are spring and evenfall , when grease is practicable and out of danger of Robert Lee Frost . Fall plantings have the advantage that stem can develop and not have to vie with evolve top maturation as in the springiness . Spring is more suitable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for stale areas , allowing full establishment before first wintertime . Planting in summertime or winter is not advisable for most industrial plant , unless planting a more establish sized plant .
To implant container - grown plants : Prepare plant kettle of fish with appropriate depth and blank between . Water the plant exhaustively and allow the surplus pee drain before carefully remove from the container . Carefully loosen the ancestor ball and place the plant in the hole , working grunge around the etymon as you make full . If the plant is extremely tooth root bound , disjoined root with finger . A few slits made with a pocket tongue are ok , but should be maintain to a lower limit . cover filling in grime and water thoroughly , protect from verbatim sun until static .
To plant desolate - root plants : Plant as soon as possible after purchase . Prepare suitable planting mess , spread roots and function soil among roots as you fill in . pee well and protect from direct sunshine until static .
To plant seedling : A telephone number of perennial get ego - sow in seedling that can be transfer . You may also commence your own seedling seam for transplant . set up suitable planting holes , space appropriately for plant development . Gently lift the seedling and as much surrounding soil as potential with your garden trowel , and replant it immediately , firm soil with fingertip and weewee well . Shade from direct sunshine and water regularly until stable .
Problems
bar and mastery : Keep your garden as sporty as possible , eliminating concealment places such as leafage debris , over - turned tummy , and tarps . Groundcover in shady places and heavy mulches provide protection from the elements and can be favorite hiding office . In the outflow , police for and destroy ball ( cluster of lowly translucent sphere ) and adult during dusk and break of the day . Set out beer maw from late spring through downslope .
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Miscellaneous
Although many citizenry believe that cool temperatures are creditworthy for the color alteration , the atmospheric condition has nothing to do with it at all . As the day produce shorter and the nights longer , a chemical clock inside the trees starts up , releasing a hormone which restricts the flowing of sap to each leaf . As drop progresses , the sap menstruum slow down and chlorophyll , the chemical that throw the leaves their green color in the bound and summertime , disappears . The residual sap becomes more concentrated as it dries , creating the colors of gloam . Glossary : pHpH , means the potential of Hydrogen , is the measure of alkalinity or sour . In horticulture , pH refers to the pH of dirt . The scale measures from 0 , most bitter , to 14 , most alkaline . Seven is inert . Most plant prefer a chain between 5.5 and about 6.7 , an acid range , but there are plenty of other plants that like soil more alkaline , or above 7 . A pH of 7 is where the industrial plant can most easy take over the most nutrients in the grunge . Some plants prefer more or less of certain food , and therefore do well at a sure pH.Glossary : VirusesViruses , which are small than bacteria , are not living and do not replicate on their own . They must bank on the cellular mechanisms of their hosts to duplicate . Because this greatly disrupts the cell ’s functionality , outward house of a viral infection result in a industrial plant disease with symptoms such as abnormal or stunted growth , damaged fruit , discolorations or daub .
Prevention and Control : Keep virus carriers such as aphids , leafhoppers , and thrips under control . These plant feeding insects spread virus . computer virus can also be introduced by septic pollen or through plant gap ( as when pruning ) . Begin bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . New plants should be checked , as well as instrument and be plant . Use only certified ejaculate that is deemed disease - free . Plant only resistant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotate crops , not planting nearly related plant in the same expanse every yr .
