Low growing , evergreen plant with a consistent growth habit . unspoiled ground cover for large exfoliation areas . Grows 15 inches high by 10 pes wide-cut with grey - dark-green leaf that turns lustrous purple in wintertime . Compact growth substance abuse . grow small round dark blue yield . arrest color well in winter . splendid as a bank masking for erosion control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of maw , expert side facing frontward . fill up in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . verify that all burlap is inhume so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during live , dry periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for root to develop into the Modern soil . For larger shrub , build a urine well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this print is probable where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic affair . This will help with both drainage and H2O holding capacity . Fill soil , tauten just enough to tolerate shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weed down , sentinel single plants and remove caterpillars , put on labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar coinage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a terminus that applies to various larvae ( of moth , mallet , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and abject leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly traffic pattern . A female adult can lie in several hundred eggs inside the folio which hatch and give rise to miners . leafage miners attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout item-by-item plants for tell - taradiddle squiggles . nibble and destroy these leaves and take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitical white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to place insecticide spray when most beneficial for controlling the specific leaf mineworker . Seek a professional recommendation and conform to all recording label function to a tee . * GDD numbers should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
