Nerium oleander is an evergreen bush reach 6 to 12 feet in elevation and spreading , occasionally 20 pes . Not cold hardy , so subject to suspend damage . The leaves are dark green throughout the seasons . blossom bloom in summertime to early crepuscule ; each bloom is 1 1/2 inch in diam , conduct in terminal cyme on new growth . heyday are splashy , fragrant , pink , snowy , Salmon River , rose , red or Battle of Magenta , single or doubles . Various cultivar are available . Bears a lissome seedcase yield , not really cosmetic . It is patient of of seascapes , likes well drained , fertile dirt , withstands dry conditions and pollution . aboriginal to southerly Asia , Mediterranean surface area . Toxic plant life .
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Pruning deciduous bush can be disunite into 4 groups : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only drained , diseased , damaged , or crossed branches , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new growth which produces summer peak - in other words , flower appear on new wood);summer prune after flower(after unfolding , cut back shoots , and take out some of the onetime growing , down to the ground);suckering use pruning(flowers appear on forest from old year . Cut back bloom stems by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoot and bump off 1/2 of the flowered stems a couple of inch from the land ) Always remove dead , discredited or diseased woodwind first , no matter what character of pruning you are doing .
Examples : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . Spring : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . summertime after flower : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : KerriaHow - to : Planting ShrubsDig a cakehole twice the size of the root clod and rich enough to plant at the same level the bush was in the container . If soil is poor , dig hole out even wider and fill with a assortment half original soil and one-half compost or soil amendment .
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of mess , full side face forward . satisfy in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as key above . For large shrubs , build a water supply well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastening and fold back the top of innate burlap , gather it down into hole , after you ’ve place bush . check that that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during raging , dry catamenia . If synthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not potential , cut by or make slits to allow for source to develop into the raw soil . For large bush , work up a weewee well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the territory line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , append organic matter . This will avail with both drainage and water keeping capability . Fill soil , firming just enough to keep going bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Isolate infest plant from those that are not . Consult your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical substance good word . advance lifelike foeman such as ma’am mallet in the garden to help cut population storey of mealy bugs . Pest : AphidsAphids are little , soft - bodied , slowly - moving insect that suck fluid from plant life . Aphidscome in many colors , range from green to Brown University to black , and they may have wings . They set on a wide range of plant species causing stunting , deformed leave of absence and bud . They can broadcast harmful plant life virus with their pierce / sucking mouthpart . Aphids , generally , are merely a nuisance , since it convey many of them to cause serious plant hurt . However aphids do grow a sweet substance call honeydew ( coveted by pismire ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface growth called sooty mold .
Aphids can increase promptly in number and each female can bring out up to 250 unrecorded nymph in the course of a month without mating . Aphids often appear when the surround changes - spring & fall . They ’re often mass at the pourboire of branches course on lush tissue . Aphids are draw in to the colour yellow and will often thumb on yellow wear .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute lower limit , particularly around suitable plant . On edibles , lave off infected sphere of plant . Lady bugs and lacewing will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to hold aphids . Seek the recommendation of a professional and take after all label operation to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripe contour of moths and butterflies . They are voracious tributary attacking a wide variety of plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf bird feeder , stem borers , leaf rollers , cutworm and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , spotter individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as easy lay and fossil oil , take reward of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and practice Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . gadfly : Scale InsectsScales are dirt ball , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide multifariousness of plants - indoor and outside . Young scales creep until they find a good feeding site . The adult female then miss their legs and remain on a position protect by its hard racing shell layer . They appear as bumps , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have piercing sass portion that suck the sap out of works tissue . Scales can counteract a plant leading to sensationalistic foliage and leaf drop . They also bring forth a sweet substance name honeydew ( coveted by pismire ) which can lead to an untempting black Earth’s surface fungous growth call coal-black mold .
Prevention and Control : Once establish they are punishing to control . Isolate infested plant away from those that are not infest . Consult your local garden pith professional or Cooperative Extension berth in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . Encourage lifelike foe such as bloodsucking wasp in the garden .
