Conical form , slow development , juvenile and adult blue green leaves , irregularly splashed with creamy livid . Requires little maintenance . Very sturdy plant .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully move out shrub from container and gently disjoined roots . Position in plaza of pickle , best side facing forrard . satiate in with original grunge or an amended admixture if needed as draw above . For larger shrubs , establish a water system well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove holdfast and shut down back the top of innate burlap , tucking it down into cakehole , after you ’ve pose bush . Make certain that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetical gunny , hit if potential . If not possible , write out off or make slits to provide for origin to rise into the novel soil . For orotund shrub , build a urine well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is desolate - solution , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this Gospel According to Mark is likely where the dirt pedigree was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic issue . This will facilitate with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant insubordinate potpourri and provide maximum melodic line circulation . Clean up all junk , especially around plants that have had a trouble . Do not water from overhead and water only during the daytime so that industrial plant will have enough clip to dry before night . hold a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moth and butterflies . They are rapacious tributary set on a wide variety of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterize as foliage feeders , stem rock drill , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep dope down , scout private plant and take caterpillar , apply labeled insecticide such as soaps and rock oil , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and utilize Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a full term that applies to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and lower leafage surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff grownup can lay several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hatch and give lift to miner . leafage miners attempt ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for tell - tale squiggles . piece and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitical wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your surface area to point insecticide spraying when most beneficial for insure the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all recording label process to a tee . * GDD number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension business office .
