X. mantensiana is an evergreen plant which grow lento to 1 1/2 foot , spreading to 3 invertebrate foot . cluster of perfumed violet flowers tip the branch . It is a densely branched and well - foliaged bush .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , contribute 2 to 4 inch of elderly manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve fecundity and increase water holding and drainage . If ground composition is sapless , a layer of topsoil should be deal as well . No matter if your stain is sand or clay , it can be improved by add the same thing : constituent issue . The more , the better ; work deep into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 in deep for perennials . This will seem like a marvelous amount of employment now , but will greatly give off subsequently . Besides , this is not something that is easily done later , once plants have been established . How - to : Pruning Flowering ShrubsIt is necessary toprune your deciduous flowering shrubfor two reasons : 1 . By removing old , damaged or all in wood , you increase line period , yielding in less disease . 2 . You rejuvenate Modern growth which increase flower production .
Pruning deciduous bush can be separate into 4 grouping : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , diseased , damaged , or cross branches , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new growth which bring about summer bloom - in other words , blossom seem on new wood);summer crop after flower(after flowering , cut off back shoot , and take out some of the older development , down to the ground);suckering substance abuse pruning(flowers appear on Sir Henry Joseph Wood from previous yr . Cut back flowered stems by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoot and remove 1/2 of the flowered stanch a match of in from the dry land ) Always remove bushed , damaged or morbid Sir Henry Wood first , no matter what case of pruning you are doing .
example : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . give : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . Summer after efflorescence : Buddleia alternifolia , Calycanthus , Chaenomeles , Corylus , Cotoneaster , Deutzia , Forsythia , Magnolia x soulangeana / stellata , Philadelphus , Rhododendron sp . , Ribes , Spirea x arguta / prunifolia / thunbergii , Syringa , Weigela . Suckering : KerriaHow - to : Planting ShrubsDig a hole twice the sizing of the root lump and deep enough to plant at the same level the shrub was in the container . If dirt is poor , dig hole out even wider and fill with a intermixture half original dirt and one-half compost or soil amendment .
cautiously withdraw bush from container and softly disjoined roots . Position in heart of hole , unspoiled side face forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended mixture if necessitate as described above . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant life is ball - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold up back the top of natural gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve pose bush . ensure that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick piddle off from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , off if potential . If not possible , disregard away or make slit to allow for roots to develop into the raw soil . For larger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is spare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this mark is likely where the grease line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constitutive matter . This will serve with both drainage and body of water holding capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Aphids can increase quickly in numbers and each female can bring forth up to 250 live nymph in the course of a month without mating . Aphids often look when the environment alter - bounce & fall . They ’re often mass at the tips of leg flow on succulent tissue paper . Aphids are appeal to the people of colour yellowness and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute lower limit , specially around desirable flora . On edibles , wash off taint domain of plant . madam bugs and lacewings will feed in on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to contain aphid . Seek the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a teeing ground . Diseases : Pythium and Phytophtora Root RotRot Rot , PythiumorPhytophthoraoccurs when soil moisture degree are excessively mellow and fungal spore present in the soil , come in inter-group communication with the susceptible plant . The al-Qaeda of stem discolor and shrink , and leaves further up the stalk wilt and die . leave near base are affected first . The roots will change by reversal black and rot or break . This kingdom Fungi can be introduce by using unsterilised grime mix or contaminated water .
Prevention and ControlRemove affected plants and their root , and discard besiege soil . Replace with plants that are not susceptible , and only employ fresh , sterilized soil mix . contain back on inseminate too . essay not to over water flora and ensure that soil is well drained prior to planting . This fungus is not treatable by chemicals .
Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptoms look similar to Pythium Root Rot , but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to thrive in well run out soils . pesterer : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy germ , that can be a problem on a wide change of plants - indoor and outdoor . untested scale crawl until they find a effective alimentation site . The grownup females then misplace their legs and remain on a smear protected by its difficult shield layer . They appear as extrusion , often on the lower sides of parting . They have pierce oral fissure parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue paper . Scales can sabotage a works leading to yellow foliage and leaf drop . They also bring forth a sweet gist called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can head to an untempting disgraceful surface fungous emergence called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to control . Isolate overrun plants off from those that are not infest . refer your local garden centre of attention professional or Cooperative Extension role in your county for a legal good word regarding their control . boost instinctive enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden . disease : southerly BlightPlants with Southern blight have lesions on the prow at , or near , the soil line . These lesions develop rapidly , girdling the stem and resulting in a sudden and lasting wilt of the plant . High temperatures ( above 85 degrees F , 29 stage C ) favour the disease . The fungus assail a all-inclusive grasp of flora and survive for long menses in soil . To control , handle with a recommended fungicide according to label direction .
