scummy ontogenesis , evergreen plant with a uniform ontogeny habit . Good groundcover for orotund exfoliation areas . dreary - unripe foliage which turns pleasing bronze in wintertime . Dense , about 4 inches high with a few long scaly branches that overtop the others . Female , but sparse fruiter , producing small pear-shaped dark blue fruit . Holds colouration well in wintertime . splendid as a bank cover for erosion mastery .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and mildly separate roots . Position in inwardness of gob , good side present ahead . Fill in with original soil or an amended mix if needed as described above . For larger shrub , build a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the industrial plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of natural burlap , insert it down into cakehole , after you ’ve place bush . Make trusted that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick H2O away from rootball during spicy , juiceless periods . If synthetic gunny , withdraw if possible . If not possible , cut aside or make slits to earmark for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a urine well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - solution , look for a stain somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , add organic matter . This will help oneself with both drainage and piss retention electrical capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to digest shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and remove cat , go for labeled insecticides such as goop and oils , take vantage of instinctive enemies such as parasitic wasp in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and tent flap ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatch and give rise to miner . Leaf miners flak ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and spotter individual plants for tell - story squiggles . foot and destroy these leafage and take advantage of rude enemy such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . fuck the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . try a professional testimonial and follow all recording label procedure to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
