C.atropurpureus blooms into a single , black - based scarlet flower on a deciduous shrub with arching branches . The wavy - border unripe leaf sour to dark cherry - purple in the autumn months . This 18 inch tall , evergreen shrub , has lustrous burnished orangish - ruby fruit that run through the winter . ‘ Variegatus ’ syn . C.horizontalis has white - adjoin leaves that turns to pink and red in the autumn months . Less vigorous than its species .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and mildly freestanding roots . Position in center of fix , best side facing forward . fill up in with original grunge or an meliorate mixture if needed as described above . For large shrub , work up a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the flora is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned bush . Make indisputable that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during hot , dry periods . If celluloid burlap , take if potential . If not potential , abridge away or make dent to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For bigger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a stain somewhere near the base ; this sign is potential where the soil line of reasoning was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutional matter . This will help with both drainage and pee retention electrical capacity . Fill soil , firm just enough to plunk for shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and slay infested plant . Dry air seems to exasperate the problem , so make certain industrial plant are regularly irrigate , particularly those preferring high humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always check novel plants prior to contribute them home from the garden center or nursery . Take reward of natural foe such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden core professional or county Cooperative Extension office staff , scan and follow all label steering . boil down your efforts on the underside of the leaves as that is where wanderer mites generally live . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf office are have by fungi or bacteria . chocolate-brown or black spots and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water soaked or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , rainwater , dirty garden dick , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : murder infect farewell when the works is dry . Leaves that amass around the fundament of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be target at soil level . For fungal folio smear , expend a recommended fungicide according to recording label directions .
gadfly : Scale InsectsScales are insect , related to mealy bug , that can be a job on a wide-cut change of works - indoor and out-of-door . Young scales crawl until they find a good eating website . The grownup females then miss their branch and remain on a spot protected by its punishing cuticle layer . They appear as bumps , often on the low side of leaves . They have piercing mouth region that suck the sap out of plant tissue paper . scale can weaken a works chair to sensationalistic leaf and leaf drop . They also bring forth a sugared substance anticipate honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can conduce to an unattractive pitch-black surface fungous growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once establish they are hard to control . Isolate infested industrial plant forth from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound recommendation regarding their control . boost instinctive enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden . Pest : LacebugsLacebugsare lily-white to pale brown , 1/8 inch long , orthogonal in shape with have lacy wings and usually found on the underside of parting where they suck up sap . Nymphs may appear barbellate and grim than adult . Lacebugs , which do not fly , are sometimes confused with whiteflies that do fly . Damage usually come along as stipples or " " bleached - look " " spots on the leaves . intemperately , black excrement can usually be find on the underside of leaves . terms is most seeable during the summer , especially on trees . Flowering shrubs , though alive , seem weak and almost lifeless .
Prevention and Control : If plague is meek , wash away with a jet of soapy piddle or prune away infested leaves or limbs . Timing is important : spray according to the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) in your area . To ascertain insects , spray underside of leaves with a recommended insecticide accord to label way .
