This evergreen bush , has bright red yield that run through the wintertime . ‘ Autumn Fire ’ is a loose growing evergreen groundcover that grows 2 to 3 feet gamy . It bring about cerise fruits that hold firmly into the wintertime months . Also in winter , the leaves turn a reddish purple tinge .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully dispatch bush from container and mildly freestanding root . Position in center of hole , well side present ahead . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as trace above . For larger shrubs , build a piss well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastening and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . check that that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water aside from rootball during red-hot , wry periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , reduce away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For turgid bush , build a urine well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is plain - root , await for a stain somewhere near the basis ; this Deutsche Mark is likely where the grime line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help with both drainage and weewee retention capacity . Fill soil , tauten just enough to stand shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep green goddess down and remove infested works . Dry atmosphere seems to worsen the problem , so ensure plants are on a regular basis watered , especially those opt high humidness such as tropicals , citrus tree , or love apple . Always check new works prior to bringing them home from the garden center or baby’s room . Take advantage of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommend by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and comply all recording label directions . centre your efforts on the undersides of the leave of absence as that is where spider mites generally live . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf fleck are because of fungus or bacterium . Brown or calamitous spots and speckle may be either ragged or round , with a water soaked or yellow - edged coming into court . Insects , rain , dirty garden cock , or even people can serve its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infect parting when the plant is wry . folio that collect around the base of the plant should be run down up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; weewee should be directed at ground level . For fungous leaf spots , use a recommended fungicide harmonize to recording label directions .
cuss : Scale InsectsScales are insects , concern to mealy bugs , that can be a trouble on a wide variety of plants - indoor and outdoor . immature scales Australian crawl until they find a good feeding site . The adult females then lose their legs and remain on a spot protect by its laborious shell bed . They appear as bumps , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have pierce mouth parts that draw the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can weaken a plant leading to white-livered foliage and leaf drop . They also bring forth a sweet subject matter called honeydew ( covet by pismire ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal maturation called sooty cast .
Prevention and Control : Once shew they are hard to assure . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not overrun . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension billet in your county for a legal passport regarding their control . boost innate enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden . pestilence : LacebugsLacebugsare white to pale brown , 1/8 inch long , rectangular in shape with have lacy wings and usually found on the bottom of leaves where they suck up sap . houri may appear spiny and darker than adult . Lacebugs , which do not vanish , are sometimes confused with whiteflies that do vaporize . Damage unremarkably appears as stipples or " " bleached - looking " " spots on the leaves . firmly , black excrement can usually be found on the bottom of leave . harm is most seeable during the summertime , specially on trees . Flowering shrubs , though alive , appear faint and almost exanimate .
Prevention and Control : If infestation is mild , wash away with a honey oil of soapy H2O or prune away infested parting or limbs . Timing is significant : spray accord to the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) in your area . To control insects , spray underside of farewell with a recommended insecticide accord to label direction .
