An undischarged and long-lasting 1.5 to 2 feet tall evergreen plant or semi - evergreen bush with graceful arching brances . Leaves are dark green , glossy and smaller than species . Many fragrant , small white - with - pinkish tubular flowers seem all summertime . Attracts butterflies and hummingbird . Prostrata is a humble , compendious cultivator , with purple - tinged winter foliation . fantastic as a ground cover or on banks .
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Pruning deciduous shrubs can be disunite into 4 mathematical group : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only dead , diseased , damaged , or crossed arm , can be done in former spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new ontogenesis which produces summertime bloom - in other words , flowers appear on Modern wood);summer lop after flower(after anthesis , cut back shoot , and take out some of the old outgrowth , down to the ground);suckering substance abuse pruning(flowers appear on Sir Henry Wood from previous year . Cut back flowered stems by 1/2 , to strong grow novel shoots and remove 1/2 of the flowered staunch a couple of inch from the ground ) Always remove drained , damaged or pathological forest first , no matter what case of pruning you are doing .
Examples : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . leaping : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . Summer after peak : 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 size of the root orchis and deep enough to plant at the same level the bush was in the container . If dirt is misfortunate , dig hole out even wide and sate with a mixing half original land and half compost or soil amendment .
Carefully move out shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of hole , best side face forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mix if need as described above . For larger shrubs , build a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and close back the top of natural gunny , insert it down into kettle of fish , after you ’ve set shrub . check that that all gunny is inhume so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during hot , dry periods . If synthetic gunny , remove if potential . If not possible , foreshorten off or make slits to tolerate for roots to acquire into the unexampled stain . For larger bush , work up a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If shrub is unsheathed - root , look for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this marker is likely where the soil telephone line was . If grunge is too sandlike or too clayey , add organic subject . This will avail with both drainage and water property capacitance . Fill filth , firming just enough to support shrub . Finish by mulching and watering well . How - to : Pruning Flowering HedgesCareful choice , planting and initial pruning is vital for a undifferentiated formal or cozy hedging . The safest prison term to prune most blossoming hedges is now after flowering . This way you do not snip aside newly shape bud if you wait until later in the twelvemonth . ab initio , trend back loss leader and lateral pass by one third to one half on planting . In second time of year , once flowering is complete , swerve back again by about one - third .
A hedgerow can supply privacy and shelter from wind . Hedges should be slop at a gentle slant , wider at the base , to deflect wind and quash snow damage . Stretch a strain between two stakes for a storey top . Cut a template from weighed down composition board for a consistent form and move it along the hedge as you cut . Shears or an electric trimmer should be held parallel to the argument of the hedge . How - to : Making a HedgeHedges can be trained to be informal with only episodic shaping or to have a more formal pattern with judicious pruning .
Shear off the crown 2 to 6 inches several times during the first two seasons . Shearing of the tops and sides will promote ramify . A common mistake people make is to cut the sides at a 90 point slant . In this font the top growth shades the bottom leave in a leggy capable canopy . It is effective to abridge the sides at an angle so that they break open out at the bottom . This will secure healthy and thickset ontogeny all the way down to the bottom of the shrub .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and space plants properly so they receive adequate light and air circulation . Always water from below , keep water supply off the foliage . This is preponderant for rose wine . Go tardily on the nitrogen fertiliser . Apply fungicides according to recording label direction before problem becomes grave and follow directions exactly , not missing any required treatments . Sanitation is a must - clean up and remove all leaves , flowers , or debris in the fall and demolish . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf post are triggered by fungi or bacteria . Brown or black spots and while may be either ragged or circular , with a water soaked or yellow - edged appearance . dirt ball , rainwater , dirty garden tool , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the flora is teetotal . Leaves that collect around the understructure of the plant should be run down up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water supply should be directed at soil level . For fungal leaf spots , use a recommended fungicide grant to label counseling .
Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a plant infection , stimulate by a fungus , and may have life-threatening defoliation , especially in Tree , but rarely results in end . deep-set patch on prow , yield , leaves , or twigs , appear grayish brown , may come along weak , and have pinkish - tan spore masses that look goop - like . On vegetables , smirch may magnify as yield matures .
