The cultivar ‘ Newport Red ’ , syn . W. ‘ Vanicek ’ is a hardy , bush that grows good with egg - mold , mid - green leaves to 4 - 1/2 inches long . Purple - crimson peak with chicken anther , flower in a bell - influence from late bounce to early summer . Flowers pull in hummingbirds . Suitable for a shrub or mixed border .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Pinching is removing the stem tip of a young plant to elevate branching . Doing this avoids the penury for more severe pruning later on .
Thinning involves remove whole branches back to the trunk . This may be done to open up up the interior of a plant to let more light in and to increase aura circulation that can swerve down on plant disease . The best way to set out thinning is to start by murder bushed or diseased woodwind .
Shearing is dismantle the surface of a shrub using manus or galvanizing shears . This is done to maintain the desired shape of a hedge or topiary .
rejuvenate is removal of old branches or the overall reduction of the sizing of a shrub to restore its original form and size . It is recommended that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a clip . Remember to take away branches from the inside of the plant as well as the outside . When rejuvenating plant with cane , such as nandina , cut back cane at various heights so that plant will have a more natural look .
Watering
Planting
Pruning deciduous shrub can be part into 4 groups : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only numb , diseased , damaged , or crossed branches , can be done in former spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , Modern growth which produce summer flower - in other Holy Writ , prime come out on fresh wood);summer pruning after flower(after efflorescence , cut back shoots , and take out some of the old growth , down to the ground);suckering riding habit pruning(flowers appear on wood from premature year . Cut back flowered stem by 1/2 , to strong growing young shoot and move out 1/2 of the blossom stem a pair of inches from the ground ) Always remove numb , discredited or diseased Sir Henry 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 blossom : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : Kerria
Problems
Prevention and Control : If possible , select insubordinate miscellany . Keep nitrogen - heavy fertiliser to a minimum as well as over - irrigating as they further luxuriant growth . Practice crop rotary motion and prune out or better yet remove infected plants . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy glitch , that can be a problem on a wide-cut variety of plants - indoor and outdoor . Young scales Australian crawl until they find a good eating site . The adult female person then turn a loss their legs and remain on a spot protected by its hard casing bed . They appear as gibbosity , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have thrust mouth part that suck the sap out of plant tissue . scale can de-escalate a plant lead to yellow foliage and foliage drop . They also bring out a perfumed core called honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungous maturation call pitchy mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to control . Isolate overrun plant away from those that are not infest . confab your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension government agency in your county for a sound good word regarding their ascendency . Encourage natural foeman such as parasitic wasp in the garden .
