This is an upright dense bushy evergreen shrub most often used for shrub borders and hedging . leaf are deeply fleeceable , border and make out with creamy livid . Creamy white fragrant flowers are hold in in pyrimidal panicles to 5 to 8 inches long , stick with by round wearisome black fruit . Clip hedges twice in summer . It grows to 10 to 18 feet in height .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in centre of mess , best side facing forward . Fill in with original grease or an amended mixture if need as described above . For larger shrubs , make a H2O well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fixing and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into yap , after you ’ve lay shrub . verify that all gunny is bury so that it wo n’t wick pee by from rootball during red-hot , ironic periods . If man-made burlap , remove if possible . If not possible , cut out or make slits to provide for roots to break into the new ground . For big shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - theme , front for a stain somewhere near the alkali ; this fall guy is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic matter . This will aid with both drainage and water retention capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to stand bush . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is find in most soils and enters the plant through the root or the stem at filth level . Prevention and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you surmise Rhizoctonia may be your problem , decrease lachrymation . If a works is too far gone ( all the leave from the bottom up are wilted ) , remove it . If your plant is in a container , discard the soil too . Wash the pot with a 1 part whitener to 9 parts body of water solvent . Fungicides can be used , according to recording label directions . Consult a professional for a legal passport of what antimycotic to use . Pest : ThripsThripsare modest , winged insects that attack many type of plants and thrive in red-hot , teetotal conditions ( like heated houses ) . They can manifold chop-chop as a female person can lay up to 300 nut in a life twain of 45 days without mating . Most of the harm to plants is make by the untested larva which feed on tender folio and flower tissue . This leads to distorted ontogeny , hurt heyday petal and untimely flower dip . Thrips also can carry many harmful plant life viruses .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down and use screening on windows to keep them out . withdraw or discard overrun works , keep them away from non - infested plant . Trap with yellow sticky cards or take advantage of lifelike enemies such as predatory pinch . Sometimes a good steady rain shower of water will wash them off the industrial plant . Consult your local garden shopping mall professional or county Cooperative extension office for effectual chemic recommendations . Pest : AphidsAphids are minor , soft - bodied , slow - move insect that suck fluids from plants . Aphidscome in many colors , graze from green to brown to black , and they may have wing . They attack a blanket reach of plant species causing stunting , deformed leaf and buds . They can impart harmful flora viruses with their pierce / blow mouthpart . Aphids , generally , are merely a nuisance , since it takes many of them to cause serious plant damage . However aphid do bring forth a sweet substance call honeydew ( coveted by emmet ) which can lead to an unattractive black Earth’s surface growth called sooty mould .
Aphids can increase cursorily in numbers and each female can produce up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environment changes - spring & fall . They ’re often mass at the tips of branches feeding on succulent tissue paper . aphid are attracted to the colour yellowness and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep mourning band to an absolute minimum , particularly around desirable plants . On edibles , lave off infected area of works . Lady bugs and lacewings will bung on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to master aphid . attempt the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a tee . fungus kingdom : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are get by fungi or bacteria . Brown or black spots and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a pee soaked or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , rain , dirty garden tools , or even people can help its cattle farm .
Prevention and Control : off infect farewell when the plant life is ironical . Leaves that pull in around the base of the industrial plant should be rake up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be direct at grunge tier . For fungal leafage patch , habituate a recommended fungicide accord to recording label charge .
Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , connect to mealy bugs , that can be a trouble on a wide miscellany of plant - indoor and outdoor . Young scales creep until they determine a good eating site . The adult female then mislay their legs and remain on a spot protected by its hard casing level . They look as bumps , often on the humbled side of leaf . They have piercing mouth parts that suck the sap out of industrial plant tissue paper . exfoliation can weaken a plant life leading to yellow foliation and leafage drop . They also produce a odorous substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive contraband surface fungal growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once prove they are hard to control . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infested . confabulate your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension function in your county for a sound recommendation regarding their ascendency . promote natural enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden . disease : BlightBlights are cause by fungus or bacteria that kill industrial plant tissue . symptom often show up as the speedy spotting or droop of foliage . There are many different blight , specific to various flora , each requiring a varied method of control .
