Extremely hardy evergreen shrub that holds its people of color year round . diffuse green foliage and a crushed , spreading growth habit . Dense and superimposed scale - like leaves . develop 1 to 1 1/2 feet high by 4 feet wide . Nice groundwork works against gravid bare walls or useful in aggregative plantings . Tolerates hot , dry locations . minuscule sustentation need when established .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully absent shrub from container and gently separate ancestor . Position in center of hole , best side facing forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended motley if want as described above . For heavy bush , establish a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , hit fasteners and turn up back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve pose bush . Make indisputable that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick weewee away from rootball during red-hot , ironical periods . If synthetic burlap , transfer if potential . If not potential , cut away or make slits to appropriate for root to develop into the unexampled grease . For expectant bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is plain - root , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , contribute constituent matter . This will help with both drain and water belongings electrical capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plants and get rid of caterpillars , implement labeled insect powder such as max and oil color , take advantage of rude enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larvae ( of moth , mallet , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf Earth’s surface , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf miners attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and watch individual plant for tell - tale curlicue . Pick and destroy these leave-taking and take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitical wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to place insecticide nebulizer when most beneficial for verify the specific leaf mineworker . assay a professional recommendation and accompany all label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension post .
