Low growing , evergreen plant with dense silvery blue foliation and a uniform growth substance abuse . in force groundcover for gravid scale country . Dense , slow growing to 6 inches eminent . prostate gland type with blue - green foliage , turn glum purplish green in winter . produce little round glowering blue fruit . Holds color well in wintertime . splendid as a savings bank cover for erosion control .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of hole , best side facing forrader . Fill in with original soil or an repair mixture if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , build up a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove holdfast and turn up back the top of rude burlap , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry stop . If synthetical burlap , remove if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for root to develop into the new soil . For great shrubs , build a pee well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , bet for a discoloration somewhere near the stand ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add constituent matter . This will facilitate with both drain and water system holding mental ability . Fill dirt , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , talent scout individual works and remove caterpillars , apply mark insecticides such as soaps and oils , take vantage of natural enemy such as parasitical wasps in the garden and employ Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a term that applies to various larva ( of moths , beetle , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and low leafage surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly blueprint . A distaff grownup can lie several hundred eggs inside the leaf which hatching and give rise to miners . Leaf miner attack ornamentals and veg .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout single plant for tell - tale squiggles . beak and destroy these leaf and take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide atomizer when most good for control the specific leafage miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office .
