In youth somewhat flat with all juvenile blue - gray foliage , very setaceous . Has habit of holding onto its foliage for several old age . Not a good plant . Requires little maintenance . Very rugged .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully off shrub from container and gently freestanding rootage . Position in mall of hole , good side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amend mixture if needed as trace above . For large bush , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , polish off fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water out from rootball during red-hot , dry periods . If semisynthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , contract out or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the raw dirt . For larger bush , ramp up a piddle well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a stain somewhere near the alkali ; this grade is potential where the grime note was . If stain is too arenaceous or too clayey , add constitutive matter . This will help with both drain and water keeping capacity . Fill dirt , tauten just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . Clean up all debris , specially around plants that have had a job . Do not irrigate from command overhead and piss only during the daylight so that plants will have enough fourth dimension to dry before night . Apply a antimycotic labeled for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unfledged form of moths and butterfly . They are wolfish feeders attacking a panoptic sort of plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , theme borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , lend oneself labeled insecticides such as goop and oils , take advantage of born enemies such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden and utilise Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leafage surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly approach pattern . A female grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give procession to mineworker . Leaf miner attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep Mary Jane down and pathfinder individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaf and take advantage of raw enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to aim insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific foliage miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension business office .
