Nerium oleander is an evergreen bush reach 6 to 12 pes in height and spread , occasionally 20′. Not insensate sturdy , so subject to freeze damage . The folio are sour green throughout the seasons . Flowers flower in summertime to early surrender ; each flower is 1 1/2 inches in diam , borne in terminal cymes on raw growth . Flowers are showy , fragrant , pink , white , salmon , uprise , carmine or magenta , singles or two-bagger . Various cultivar are usable . Bears a slender pod fruit , not really ornamental . It is tolerant of seascapes , wish well drained , productive filth , withstands dry condition and pollution . Native to southerly Asia , Mediterranean area . Toxic plant .
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Planting
Pruning deciduous shrubs can be divide into 4 group : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only stagnant , pathologic , discredited , or cross branches , can be done in former spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new outgrowth which produces summertime flowers - in other wrangle , heyday appear on raw wood);summer pruning after flower(after flowering , hack back shoot , and take out some of the old growth , down to the ground);suckering habit pruning(flowers appear on woods from previous year . Cut back flower stems by 1/2 , to hard growing new shoots and take 1/2 of the flower stems a couple of inches from the ground ) Always remove dead , discredited or morbid wood first , no matter what case of pruning you are doing .
Examples : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . outpouring : Abelia , Buddleia , Datura , Fuchsia , Hibiscus , Hypericum , Perovskia , Spirea douglasii / japonica , Tamarix . Summer after bloom : 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 it of the ancestor ball and deep enough to found at the same stage the bush was in the container . If soil is poor , dig hole out even wider and sate with a mixture half original grunge and one-half compost or filth amendment .
Carefully hit shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in shopping centre of hole , better side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended assortment if needed as described above . For larger shrubs , work up a water well . Finish by mulch and water well .
If the flora is balled - and - burlapped , remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . verify that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick H2O out from rootball during red-hot , dry point . If synthetic gunny , take if potential . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the young grunge . For great shrub , establish a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If shrub is bare - root , calculate for a discolouration somewhere near the base ; this sucker is potential where the soil line was . If soil is too arenaceous or too clayey , add constituent issue . This will help with both drain and water holding capacity . Fill grunge , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Isolate overrun plants from those that are not . refer your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical substance recommendation . Encourage raw enemy such as lady mallet in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy bugs . pestis : AphidsAphids are small , gentle - bodied , slowly - moving insects that suck fluids from plants . Aphidscome in many colors , ranging from green to brown to black , and they may have wings . They attack a wide range of works metal money cause stunting , deformed leaves and buds . They can transmit harmful plant computer virus with their piercing / imbibe mouthparts . Aphids , by and large , are merely a nuisance , since it take many of them to cause serious plant damage . However aphid do bring out a sugared substance anticipate honeydew ( covet by pismire ) which can top to an unattractive bleak surface growth holler jet mold .
Aphids can increase quick in numbers and each female can produce up to 250 live nymph in the class of a calendar month without mating . Aphids often come along when the environment change - spring & descent . They ’re often massed at the tips of branch feeding on lush tissue . aphid are attracted to the colour yellowness and will often hitch on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an absolute minimum , especially around desirable plants . On edibles , lave off taint area of works . dame bugs and lacewings will tip on aphid in the garden . There are various products - constitutional and inorganic - that can be used to ensure aphid . look for the recommendation of a professional and watch over all recording label procedures to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the young mannikin of moths and butterflies . They are voracious eater attacking a wide diverseness of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leafage feeders , stem woodborer , foliage curler , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout item-by-item industrial plant and murder caterpillars , apply labeled insect powder such as soaps and oils , take reward of raw enemies such as parasitic wasp in the garden and apply Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . plague : Scale InsectsScales are insects , touch to mealy bug , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and out-of-door . Young scale crawl until they find a safe feeding site . The grownup females then lose their legs and stay on on a spot protected by its hard case layer . They appear as bumps , often on the lower side of leaves . They have pierce rima oris parting that blow the sap out of works tissue paper . Scales can weaken a plant leading to yellow foliage and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth foretell jet mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to control . Isolate infested industrial plant by from those that are not overrun . confabulate your local garden sum professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal testimonial regarding their control . advance natural enemies such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden .
