‘ Envy ’ produces a semi - double , pale fleeceable flower which may do better out of hot , cheery maculation . Outstanding , yearly prized for its profuse showing of sensational summer flowers . Lance - mold leaves are narrow-minded to large-minded , and shiny green , to 3 inches long . assorted blooms to 5 inch across , in brilliant shade of pink , yellow , whitened and peach , with many small flower petal . Thrives in sunny field . Ideal for annual for the beginner . A must for the cutting border . Powdery mold can be a trouble in humid areas such as the South . plant start from seed around the 4th of July seem to have less of a trouble . Remove spent flowers to encourage new blooms .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 mean solar day before planting , append 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to meliorate prolificacy and increase weewee holding and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a bed of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your grease is Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin or Lucius DuBignon Clay , it can be ameliorate by tote up the same thing : constitutive matter . The more , the well ; ferment late into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch mystifying for perennial . This will seem like a awful amount of work now , but will greatly pay off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done later on , once plant have been established .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and remove infested plants . ironic air seems to decline the trouble , so verify plants are regularly watered , particularly those preferring gamy humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always check new plants prior to bringing them home from the garden mall or nursery . Take advantage of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and accompany all recording label directions . condense your efforts on the undersides of the leave as that is where spider hint generally know . pesterer : MealybugsSmall , wingless , obtuse - white , soft - incarnate insect that get a waxy powdery covering . They have piercing / give suck mouth component part that suckle the sap out of plant tissue paper . Mealybugsoften look like small slice of cotton and they tend to congregate where leaves and staunch branch . They lash out a wide range of plants . The untried lean to move around until they find a suitable alimentation spot , then they hang out in colony and feed . Mealybugs can weaken a plant conduct to yellow foliage and leaf drop . They also grow a sweet-smelling substance called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can take to an unattractive black surface fungal ontogeny called sooty mould .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plant life from those that are not . Consult your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension government agency in your county for a effectual insecticide / chemical recommendation . boost natural foe such as dame mallet in the garden to help cut down universe levels of mealy bugs . fungus kingdom : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis usually found on plants that do not have enough air circulation or fair to middling lighter . Problems are worse where night are coolheaded and days are ardent and humid . The powdery white or gray fungus is usually found on the upper surface of parting or yield . leave-taking will often turn yellow or chocolate-brown , curl up , and drop off . newfangled foliage emerges scrunch up and distorted . Fruit will be dwarf and often drops early .
Prevention and Control : set immune varieties and blank space plant properly so they find tolerable light and air circulation . Always water from below , continue piddle off the foliage . This is paramount for roses . Go tardily on the nitrogen fertilizer . go for fungicides according to recording label directions before trouble becomes severe and follow directions exactly , not missing any require treatments . Sanitation is a must - cleanse up and remove all leaves , flowers , or debris in the declination and destroy . blighter : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders lash out a all-inclusive variety of plant . They can be extremely destructive and are characterize as folio feeders , stem borer , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , pathfinder item-by-item plants and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insect powder such as easy lay and vegetable oil , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are because of fungi or bacteria . Brown or black spots and spell may be either ragged or circular , with a H2O soaked or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , rain , ill-gotten garden peter , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infect leaves when the flora is dry . leave-taking that gather around the al-Qaeda of the plant should be crease up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be directed at filth level . For fungal leaf spots , use a urge fungicide grant to recording label directions .
Diseases : Southern BlightPlants with Southern blight have lesions on the stem at , or cheeseparing , the territory line . These lesion develop rapidly , deaden the stem and resulting in a sudden and lasting wilt of the industrial plant . eminent temperature ( above 85 degree F , 29 level C ) favour the disease . The fungus set on a full range of plant life and survives for long periods in soil . To contain , handle with a advocate fungicide consort to label directions .
