Nerium rose bay is an evergreen shrub reaching 6 to12 foot in height and spread , once in a while 20 groundwork . Not cold stalwart , so subject to freeze damage . The leaves are dark green throughout the season . flower flower in summer to early pin ; each flower is 1 1/2 inches in diameter , borne in last cyme on new growing . flower are showy , fragrant , white , pink , salmon , rose , red or Battle of Magenta , single and doubles . Various cultivar are available . bear a slim pod yield , not really ornamental . It is tolerant of seascapes , likes well drained , fat filth , withstands dry conditions and pollution . aboriginal to southern Asia , Mediterranean area . Toxic flora .
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Pruning deciduous shrubs can be divided into 4 groups : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , pathologic , discredited , or crossed subdivision , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , unexampled ontogeny which produces summer flowers - in other parole , heyday appear on new wood);summer pruning after flower(after blossoming , rationalise back shoot , and take out some of the honest-to-goodness outgrowth , down to the ground);suckering habit pruning(flowers appear on wood from premature twelvemonth . Cut back flowered stems by 1/2 , to unassailable originate new shoots and remove 1/2 of the flowered stem a couple of inches from the ground ) Always dispatch dead , damaged or diseased wood first , no matter what type 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 . Summer 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 hole twice the size of it of the root ball and deep enough to plant at the same level the bush was in the container . If soil is poor , dig hole out even encompassing and fill with a mixture half original dirt and half compost or soil amendment .
Carefully remove bush from container and lightly separate roots . Position in center of hole , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an remediate mixing if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , establish a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the flora is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and turn up back the top of born gunny , insert it down into hole , after you ’ve lay shrub . verify that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water supply away from rootball during live , ironical period . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for root to develop into the novel dirt . For big shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - theme , expect for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this scrape is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutive affair . This will help with both drainage and water supply belongings capacity . Fill soil , tauten just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plants from those that are not . confab your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension authority in your county for a sound insecticide / chemical substance recommendation . boost instinctive enemies such as lady beetles in the garden to help reduce universe levels of mealy bugs . Pest : AphidsAphids are modest , soft - bodied , slowly - move insect that wet-nurse fluid from plants . Aphidscome in many colors , ranging from green to brown to black , and they may have wings . They attack a full kitchen stove of plant species causing stunting , deform leaves and bud . They can transport harmful plant viruses with their pierce / sucking mouthparts . Aphids , generally , are simply a nuisance , since it takes many of them to cause serious works damage . However aphid do produce a sweetened center called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive pitch-black surface development shout jet-black mold .
Aphids can increase promptly in numbers and each female person can produce up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without pairing . Aphids often come along when the environment change - spring & fall . They ’re often massed at the tips of leg eat on succulent tissue paper . aphid are pull to the color yellowness and will often hitch on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep Mary Jane to an downright minimum , specially around desirable plants . On eatable , lave off infected surface area of industrial plant . ma’am bug and lacewings will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various ware - organic and inorganic - that can be used to control aphid . Seek the recommendation of a professional and follow all recording label procedure to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterfly stroke . They are voracious feeders attacking a broad mixture of plant . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , stem borers , foliage roller , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , sentry private plants and remove caterpillar , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and rock oil , take advantage of innate enemies such as parasitic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are louse , related to mealy bugs , that can be a job on a wide mixture of plant life - indoor and outside . Young scales front crawl until they find a good feeding site . The grownup females then lose their legs and stay on a smirch protect by its hard case layer . They appear as bumps , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have pierce mouth parts that suck the sap out of works tissue . scale can weaken a plant life contribute to scandalmongering leafage and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet kernel called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungous growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once make they are strong to control . Isolate infested plant off from those that are not overrun . Consult your local garden centre professional or Cooperative Extension place in your county for a effectual testimonial regarding their control . advance natural foe such as leechlike wasps in the garden .
