pasturage - like perennial with spiky , evergreen leaves . Soil should stay moist for most vigourous growth . Excellent leaf plant for marshy sphere , bogs , or margins of a kitty . water parting rootstalk to prevent crowding .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
You will notice that sun and shade traffic pattern vary during the mean solar day . The western side of a house may even be shady due to shadow cast by large trees or a structure from an adjacent property . If you have just grease one’s palms a new home or just commence to garden in your old house , take clock time to map sun and shade throughout the day . You will get a more exact feel for your site ’s unfeigned light conditions . consideration : Full to Partial SunFull sunlightis needed for many plants to assume their full potency . Many of these plants will do fine with a small less sun , although they may not flower as hard or their foliage as vibrant . sphere on the southern and western sides of construction usually are the sunniest . The only exception is when house or buildings are so close together , shadow are cast from neighboring properties . Full Sunday unremarkably means 6 or more hours of direct unobstructed sunlight on a sunny day . fond sun obtain less than 6 hour of sun , but more than 3 hours . Plants able to take full sunlight in some mood may only be able to tolerate part Dominicus in other climate . Know the finish of the flora before you buy and plant it !
Watering
If the problem is only on the surface , it maybe diverted to a drainage ditch . If drainage is poor where water table is mellow , install an hush-hush drain system . You should contact a contractile organ for this . If underground drainpipe already live , check to see if they are blocked .
Gallic drains are another choice . Gallic drainage are ditch that have been filled with crushed rock . It is fine to plant sward on top of them . More obtrusive , but a good answer where looks are n’t as crucial , remember of the French drain as a ditch filled with gravel . Ditches should be 3 to 4 feet deep and have sloping sides .
A soakway is a crushed rock fill up pit where body of water is disport to via underground pipes . This work well on sites that have compacted soil . Your soakway should be about 6’wide and cryptical and fill with gravel or beat rock , topped with sand and sodded or seeded .
Keep in mind that it is illegal to divert water onto other people ’s property . If you do not feel that you’re able to carry out a workable solution on your own , call a contractile organ . Conditions : MoistMoistis defined as soil that receives regular lachrymation to a depth of 18 inch mystifying , does not dry out , but does not have a drainage problem either . Conditions : BoggyBoggyis defined as an area that is poorly drained , having standing pee at least 9 months out of the year . Conditions : WetWetis define as year - round standing water , such as a concave area of the ground or pool .
Planting
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infect leaves when the flora is dry . Leaves that pick up around the base of the plant should be crease up and qualify of . debar overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at soil tier . For fungal leafage spots , use a recommended fungicide accord to label directions .
