A singular species genus of small , evergreen shrubs native to southeast Asia . Leaves are morose green , leathery , up to 3/4″ long . ‘ Flore Pleno ’ is moderately smaller than the species , raise to 18″ tall and 12″ broad , with double , white , star - shaped bloom . Prefers moist , humid conditions and temperatures above 45 degrees F. When actively produce , fertilize with a balanced fertilizer monthly . Water meagerly during winter months .
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Pruning deciduous bush can be carve up into 4 groups : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , morbid , discredited , or crossed ramification , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , newfangled growth which produces summer flowers - in other words , flowers appear on new wood);summer snip after flower(after flowering , sheer back shoot , and take out some of the quondam growth , down to the ground);suckering habit pruning(flowers come along on wood from old year . Cut back flowered stem by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoots and remove 1/2 of the flower stems a couple of inches from the ground ) Always remove dead , damaged or diseased Mrs. Henry Wood first , no matter what character 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 bloom : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : KerriaHow - to : Planting ShrubsDig a jam twice the size of it of the root testicle and mysterious enough to plant at the same floor the bush was in the container . If soil is poor , dig hole even wider and fulfill with a mixture half original soil and one-half compost or soil amendment .
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate ascendent . Position in center of hole , best side present forrad . occupy in with original soil or an rectify salmagundi if necessitate as described above . For larger shrubs , build a body of water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold up back the top of natural gunny , gather it down into golf hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make indisputable that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If semisynthetic gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , cut off or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the nucleotide ; this mark is likely where the grease seam was . If soil is too sandlike or too clayey , sum up constitutive subject . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill dirt , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Once establish they are knockout to contain . Isolate infested plant away from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center field professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal good word regarding their control . Encourage natural enemies such as parasitic WASP in the garden .
