Low growing , evergreen with dense foliation and a uniform growth habit . Good ground cover for large scale expanse . Has puerile foliage which is deep grass green with a grayish peak , reach an overall white-haired - green appearance . Turns bronzy purple in winter . Typically grows 6 inches high and organise a dense circular lusterlessness . Produces small-scale pear-shaped colored dispirited fruit . hold color well in winter . first-class as a bank cover charge for wearing command . ‘ Livida ’
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of hole , best side facing forward . fill up in with original soil or an amend mixture if needed as described above . For large bush , build a water system well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of rude gunny , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . verify that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , juiceless flow . If synthetic burlap , take away if possible . If not potential , trim away or make slit to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is bare - ascendent , await for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , add organic matter . This will avail with both drain and water property capacity . Fill soil , firm just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep sess down , guide item-by-item plants and remove cat , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and oil , take advantage of born foe such as parasitic WASP in the garden and employ Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that apply to various larvae ( of moths , beetle , and fly ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a classifiable , squiggly convention . A distaff grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the folio which hatching and give rise to mineworker . Leaf miners attack ornamentals and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout individual plants for say - tale squiggle . blame and destroy these leaves and take vantage of born enemies such as epenthetic wasp . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your sphere to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional passport and stick to all label procedures to a tee . * GDD numbers game should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension business office .
