‘ Variegata ’ has parting with yellow margin . great , evergreen shrub with easy - head , strap - shaped foliage to 2′ long . White / purple blossom on marvellous spindle in late summertime . Good container plant . Useful near swim puddle , rock garden , entries , or as barrier .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently disjoined root . Position in center of hole , best side face ahead . sate in with original soil or an amended salmagundi if needed as described above . For bigger shrubs , build up a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , bump off fastener and fold back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into hole , after you ’ve put shrub . check that that all burlap is inhume so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during spicy , ironic periods . If synthetical gunny , remove if possible . If not possible , hack away or make slit to let for roots to develop into the Modern grunge . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - ascendant , see for a discoloration somewhere near the al-Qaeda ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , contribute organic issue . This will facilitate with both drain and water property capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : dispatch infected leave of absence when the plant is juiceless . Leaves that collect around the base of the flora should be raked up and toss away of . void overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be directed at soil level . For fungous leaf spots , use a recommend fungicide according to recording label directions .
Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy hemipteran , that can be a trouble on a extensive variety of industrial plant - indoor and outdoor . Young scales crawl until they retrieve a good feeding site . The adult females then lose their legs and remain on a spot protect by its hard shell bed . They look as gibbousness , often on the lower incline of leafage . They have pierce oral cavity parts that blow the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can break a flora lead to yellow foliage and leaf cliff . They also produce a sweet substance call honeydew ( covet by emmet ) which can lead to an unattractive blackened surface fungous growth shout jet mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to operate . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infest . Consult your local garden snapper professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . promote raw enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden .
