Loosely branched and ground hugging clumps of foliage covered with legion white fragrant flowers from spring through early crepuscule . Leaves are lance shape , 1 in long . It grow 2 - 4 inches in height . With its lovely dearest fragrancy , this soft , reseeding annual is an excellent choice for borderline and containers . Very prissy in rock garden and between flagstones . A perfect fellow traveler with pansies , sweet william and Petroselinum crispum in a container . Soil should be well - drained as soggy soil is a certain way to waste . Can be rejuvenated by shearing back : often industrial plant brought home from the nursery have get too leggy in their strangle space , or time has take its toll . Within 4 week , plant should be shaggy and blooming again
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Through the time of year , be sure to fertilize for optimal performance . Take special care to cut back or wholly remove any pathological plant , as soon as you see there is a trouble . At the last of the time of year , be sure to remove all plants and their root balls . glance over the bed well to prepare it for the next season ’s planting .
Problems
Prevention and control condition : Keep your garden as clean as possible , eliminating hiding places such as leaf debris , over - turned potentiometer , and tarp . Groundcover in shady place and cloggy mulches supply trade protection from the elements and can be favorite hiding places . In the spring , patrol for and destroy nut ( clustering of small translucent spheres ) and adults during nightfall and dawn . Set out beer traps from late spring through pin .
Many chemical substance controls are available on the market , but can be poisonous and lethal for children and pets ; take care when using them - always understand the label first!Pest : Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles are about the size of a flea and are dim , bronze , or bluish - black in colour . They get their name from the way they jump when shake up . Flea beetle population are normally more grave when conditions are live and dry . They can sit problem in the garden ; they leave minuscule holes in chewed foliage .
Prevention and restraint : You ’ve heard it a thousand times , but here it is again - clean up the garden to dispatch places where these insects over wintertime . A well - water , damp garden will not be as attractive to an ballock laying female parent either . apart from handpicking , spray with a advocate insecticide . Cultivation between dustup will help to destroy eggs , too . Fungi : Downy MildewDowny Mildew , a downy clean fungal growth that develop on the undersurface of leaves , is most common during cool , humid conditions . Foliage often discolor and is stunt .
Prevention and Control : Use disease gratuitous works and blank far enough apart so that melody circulation is salutary . Remove and discard infect leave or even entire plants . utilise a recommended fungicide and always follow the directions on the label .
