Evergreen , fast growing ground cover with ellipse , glossy , bright green leafage and bright red yield . One of the comfortable Cotoneasters to develop , this plant prefers well - drained , acidic ground that is somewhat jolting . The former spring flowers are not very showy , but they bring forth shiny , ruby yield .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and mildly separate roots . Position in center of pickle , unspoilt side facing forward . fill up in with original soil or an amended miscellany if needed as report above . For larger bush , build a piddle well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the plant is balled - and - burlapped , hit fasteners and fold back the top of instinctive gunny , tucking it down into hole , after you ’ve lay shrub . verify that all gunny is swallow so that it wo n’t wick piddle away from rootball during red-hot , teetotal periods . If synthetic burlap , remove if possible . If not potential , cut aside or make incision to allow for roots to germinate 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 stain somewhere near the basis ; this fall guy is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , tot constitutional issue . This will help oneself with both drainage and water holding electrical capacity . Fill soil , tauten just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : implant resistant diversity and allow maximal air circulation . Clean up all rubble , particularly around plant that have had a problem . Do not water from command processing overhead and water only during the mean solar day so that plant will have enough clip to dry out before dark . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Fungi : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis usually found on plants that do not have enough air circulation or adequate light . Problems are worse where night are cool and daytime are fond and humid . The powdery white or grey fungus is usually found on the upper surface of leaves or yield . Leaves will often change by reversal yellow or browned , curve up , and deteriorate off . New foliation emerges crinkle and misrepresented . Fruit will be shadow and often send away early .
Prevention and Control : found resistant varieties and distance plants properly so they receive adequate light source and atmosphere circulation . Always water from below , keep H2O off the foliage . This is paramount for rosiness . Go slowly on the N plant food . Apply antimycotic agent according to label guidance before problem becomes severe and follow directions exactly , not missing any required discussion . Sanitation is a must - cleanse up and off all leave , flush , or debris in the dip and destroy . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungus kingdom or bacteria that kill plant tissue . Symptoms often show up as the rapid spotting or wilting of leafage . There are many different blights , specific to various plants , each require a wide-ranging method of control .
