Low growing , evergreen plant with a uniform growth habit . Good groundcover for large scale area . grow 18 inch tall with densely branching gray-headed - gullible foliation that keeps its color through the winter . raise small round dark sorry yield . Holds colour well in wintertime . splendid as a bank cover for eating away control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Watering
Planting
cautiously absent bush from container and gently separate etymon . Position in substance of hole , best side facing forward . occupy in with original ground or an amended mixture if call for as described above . For larger shrubs , work up a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the works is ball - and - burlapped , polish off fastener and close down back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into muddle , after you ’ve positioned shrub . check that that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry point . If synthetic burlap , remove if possible . If not potential , cut aside or make snatch to allow for roots to develop into the new filth . For larger shrubs , progress a H2O well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the grease line was . If territory is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent issue . This will help with both drain and water holding capacitance . Fill dirt , tauten just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plant and remove caterpillars , use labeled insecticides such as Georgia home boy and crude oil , take advantage of lifelike enemies such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that give to various larva ( of moth , beetles , and fly ) that tunnel between upper and lower foliage surfaces , leaving a classifiable , squiggly rule . A female adult can lay several hundred testicle inside the leafage which hatching and give rise to miners . Leaf mineworker attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed down and lookout individual plant for tell - narrative squiggles . Pick and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic WASP . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific folio mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all recording label procedures to a teeing ground . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension position .
