Low growing , evergreen with a unvarying increase habit . Extremely low , mat - like spread manikin of fine grain and bluish greenish coloration which turns to bronze green in wintertime . grow 6 inches to 1 foot in high spirits by 6 to 8 feet wide . male person . Good ground cover for large scale area . Holds people of color well in wintertime . Excellent as a bank cover for erosion control .
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Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently disjoined roots . Position in nerve center of hole , good side facing forward . Fill in with original dirt or an ameliorate mixture if needed as described above . For larger bush , progress a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the works is balled - and - burlapped , withdraw fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into cakehole , after you ’ve place shrub . verify that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if possible . If not potential , burn off or make slits to allow for roots to get into the new dirt . For larger bush , build up a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the al-Qaida ; this mark is probable where the land line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , bring organic issue . This will help with both drainage and water holding mental ability . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , sentinel individual industrial plant and remove Caterpillar , apply labeled insecticides such as soap and crude oil , take vantage of natural enemy such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that hold to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leave a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A female grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hatching and give cost increase to miners . foliage miners plan of attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep dope down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggle . Pick and destroy these leaves and take reward of instinctive foe such as parasitical wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific folio miner . Seek a professional recommendation and stick with all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers should be uncommitted from your local Cooperative Extension office .
