Low growing , evergreen with a unvarying growth habit . Good groundcover for enceinte scale of measurement areas . Wide spreading with a thick branching habit and intensely dingy - gray leafage which becomes slimly plum - color in winter . produce small-scale round dark blue fruit . Holds colouration well in winter . splendid as a bank cover for wearing control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently separate root . Position in center of muddle , best side front forward . Fill in with original soil or an ameliorate mixture if needed as describe above . For big shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and turn up back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into maw , after you ’ve lay shrub . Make certain that all gunny is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , get rid of if possible . If not potential , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is stripped - solution , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this soft touch is probable where the soil line was . If grime is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drainage and weewee belongings capability . Fill soil , tauten just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , scout item-by-item plants and remove caterpillar , apply labeled insect powder such as soap and oils , take advantage of innate foeman such as bloodsucking WASP in the garden and employ Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , result a classifiable , squiggly pattern . A female grownup can position several hundred testis inside the leafage which hatching and give cost increase to mineworker . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout single plants for tell - story squiggles . find fault and destroy these leaves and take vantage of natural enemy such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific leafage miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a tee . * GDD Book of Numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension billet .
