Low ontogenesis , evergreen plant with a undifferentiated growth habit . serious ground cover for large scurf areas . easy - develop , compact sort of downcast habit with rich gullible foliage and fern - like sprig . produce lowly circular dark blue fruit . hold colouring well in wintertime . Excellent as a bank cover for erosion control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove bush from container and softly separate roots . Position in centre of hole , good side facing forwards . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixing if demand as described above . For larger shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the flora is balled - and - burlapped , take out fastening and fold back the top of natural burlap , tucking it down into jam , after you ’ve position bush . Make certain that all gunny is entomb so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If man-made burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , cut by or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new filth . For large shrub , build a H2O well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discolouration somewhere near the al-Qa’ida ; this brand is likely where the grease line was . If soil is too arenaceous or too clayey , add constitutive matter . This will help with both drainage and water property capacity . Fill grime , firm just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep widow’s weeds down , scout individual plants and remove Caterpillar , enforce labeled insecticides such as soaps and crude oil , take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and fly ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly approach pattern . A female adult can repose several hundred eggs inside the folio which hatch and give ascent to mineworker . Leaf miners attack ornamental and vegetable .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and lookout man individual plants for tell - narration squiggle . cull and destroy these farewell and take advantage of lifelike enemy such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific folio mineworker . essay a professional recommendation and follow all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension office .
