Low growth , evergreen plant with dense silvery blue leafage and a undifferentiated growing riding habit . Vigorous raiser , 15 inches high with creamy white diversification . Foliage turns dark purpleness in winter , and lacks density . arm come about at 45 - stage Angle to the soil . Female . Good groundcover for large plate areas . Produces lowly round glowering blue fruit . splendid as a bank cover for corrosion ascendence .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully slay bush from container and gently freestanding root . Position in centre of hole , best side facing forward . satisfy in with original dirt or an ameliorate mixture if need as identify above . For larger shrub , build a body of water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve lay shrub . check that that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick water by from rootball during hot , dry stop . If celluloid burlap , take away if possible . If not possible , write out aside or make slits to permit for stem to formulate into the new filth . For larger shrubs , build a water system well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a stain somewhere near the base ; this sign is probable where the soil personal line of credit was . If filth is too sandy or too clayey , add together constitutive matter . This will help with both drainage and water system retention electrical capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and take out cat , apply label insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of innate opposition such as parasitic wasps in the garden and expend Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris really a terminus that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetle , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf open , leaving a distinctive , squiggly formula . A female adult can lie several hundred eggs inside the foliage which crosshatch and give rise to miners . folio miners attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . nibble and destroy these leave of absence and take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide atomiser when most good for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . look for a professional recommendation and follow all label subroutine to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
