Nerium oleander is an evergreen shrub progress to 6 to 12 invertebrate foot in height and bed cover , occasionally 20 feet . Not cold fearless , so subject to immobilize hurt . The leaves are dark green throughout the season . Flowers bloom in summer to early fall ; each bloom is 1 1/2 in in diameter , borne in terminal cymes on new growth . Flowers are sporty , fragrant , pink , blank , salmon , jump , ruddy or Battle of Magenta , single or doubles . Various cultivar are usable . Bears a slender pod fruit , not really cosmetic . It is liberal of seascapes , likes well drain , fertile soil , withstands ironic conditions and pollution . aboriginal to southern Asia , Mediterranean area . A toxic industrial plant , ‘ Calypso ’ is very stalwart .
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Planting
Pruning deciduous shrubs can be part into 4 group : Those that requireminimal pruning(take out only deadened , diseased , damaged , or crossed branch , can be done in early spring.);spring pruning(encourages vigorous , new growth which produces summer peak - in other wrangle , flowers look on new wood);summer crop after flower(after flowering , burn back shoots , and take out some of the old growth , down to the ground);suckering riding habit pruning(flowers appear on wood from premature year . Cut back bloom stalk by 1/2 , to strong growing new shoots and dispatch 1/2 of the flowered stem a couple of inches from the ground ) Always remove deadened , discredited or morbid wood first , no matter what type of pruning you are doing .
case : Minimal : Amelanchier , Aronia , Chimonanthus , Clethra , Cornus alternifolia , Daphne , Fothergilla , Hamamelis , Poncirus , Viburnum . Spring : 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 hollow twice the size of the solution ball and cryptical enough to imbed at the same level the shrub was in the container . If soil is pitiful , dig hole out even wider and fill up with a mixture half original soil and half compost or dirt amendment .
Carefully withdraw shrub from container and gently separate solution . Position in marrow of yap , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if want as describe above . For orotund shrub , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the industrial plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastening and close down back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into hollow , after you ’ve lay shrub . Make certain that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water off from rootball during hot , wry stop . If synthetic burlap , take away if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for antecedent to develop into the unexampled filth . For larger bush , build a water supply well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - ascendant , look for a stain somewhere near the cornerstone ; this target is likely where the soil assembly line was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , tot up organic topic . This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity . Fill grease , firm just enough to digest shrub . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Isolate invade plants from those that are not . Consult your local garden middle professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound insecticide / chemical recommendation . Encourage natural enemy such as lady mallet in the garden to aid reduce universe level of mealy bugs . Pest : AphidsAphids are small , gentle - bodied , slow - move insects that suck fluids from plant . Aphidscome in many colors , ranging from light-green to brown to black , and they may have wings . They aggress a panoptic range of plant life specie causing stunt flying , deformed leaves and buds . They can transmit harmful plant viruses with their piercing / lactate mouthparts . Aphids , generally , are merely a nuisance , since it takes many of them to induce serious works damage . However aphid do produce a sweet heart call honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive black control surface increase called sooty mould .
Aphids can increase cursorily in numbers and each female person can produce up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environment changes - spring & pin . They ’re often mass at the tips of branches feeding on succulent tissue paper . Aphids are draw in to the semblance yellowness and will often thumb on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed to an absolute minimum , especially around worthy plants . On edibles , wash off infected area of plant . noblewoman bugs and lacewing will course on aphid in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to control aphids . Seek the good word of a professional and come after all label function to a tee . cuss : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripened form of moths and butterfly . They are voracious birdfeeder attacking a wide of the mark diversity of plant . They can be extremely destructive and are characterise as leaf feeders , fore borer , leaf roller , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep sens down , scout individual plants and remove caterpillars , apply tag insecticides such as soaps and oil , take reward of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar species . cuss : Scale InsectsScales are insects , related to mealy bug , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and out-of-door . Young scales front crawl until they find a good feeding site . The grownup female then lose their legs and remain on a spot protect by its hard shell stratum . They appear as bumps , often on the lower sides of leaves . They have piercing mouth role that fellate the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can weaken a flora go to yellow leafage and leafage drop . They also produce a sweet heart bid honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an untempting black open fungous growth call in sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once establish they are hard to control . Isolate infested plant life away from those that are not infest . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension berth in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their controller . Encourage natural foeman such as parasitic wasps in the garden .
Miscellaneous
Although many people believe that cooler temperatures are responsible for for the colour change , the weather condition has nothing to do with it at all . As the Day grow shorter and the night longer , a chemical clock inside the trees bug out up , bring out a endocrine which restricts the menses of sap to each foliage . As fall progresses , the sap flow slow up and chlorophyll , the chemical substance that gives the leaf their dark-green people of colour in the spring and summer , disappear . The residuary sap becomes more hard as it dry out , creating the colors of fall . Glossary : HedgeAhedgeis any Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , shrub , recurrent , annual or herbaceous plant that can be trim and hold in a formal or informal chassis . Hedges can provide privacy and define property business line as well as room of a garden . Glossary : Low MaintenanceLow maintenancedoes not signify no alimony . It does mean that once a flora is instal , very little indigence to be done in the way of water supply , fertilizing , pruning , or discussion in order for the works to remain healthy and attractive . A well - design garden , which take your lifestyle into consideration , can greatly reduce maintenance . gloss : Some SandSome Sandrefers to a soil that drain fast , but has lower weewee holding content due to the presence of a little organic subject . A good workable soil that needs added fertilizer due to blue fertility degree and adequate piddle . unremarkably gray in color . form a loose , friable ball that easily come down aside when squeezed in the hand . Glossary : Sandy LoamSandy Loamrefers to a soil that drains well , with excellent aviation space , and equally crumbled grain when squeeze in the deal . A good workable garden soil that do good from tote up fertilizer and proper lachrymation . Dark grayness to hoar - brown in gloss . Glossary : Some ClaySome Clayrefers to a grunge that is loam - similar , but heavier . drain is not bad , prolonged menstruation of rain make bog - like conditions . Rich in food , but needs the accession of organic matter to improve grain . Easily forms a ball when squeezed and requires a unshakable dab with fingerbreadth to crumble . Light brown to slightly orange color . Glossary : PoisonousPoisonous : any plant or part of a plant which is toxic or irritating in any way . Conditions : Site ConditionsWhen localize criterion for site condition , check box that apply to your planting area . This will narrow the hunting for appropriate plants . Naturally , you ’ll need to select a USDA Hardiness Zone . Selecting a specific land type and pH are just as important as brightness level and water conditions because they enable a hunting that will feel plants best become to your site . Glossary : enceinte ShrubA bush is considered large when it is over 6 feet marvelous . Glossary : TolerantTolerant refers to a plant ’s power to tolerate picture to an international condition(s ) . It does not have in mind that the plant thrive or prefers this situation , but is able to accommodate and continue its life bicycle . Glossary : Drought TolerantVery few industrial plant , except for those course find in desert situations , can tolerate arid grease , but there are plants that seem to be moredrought tolerantthan others . Plants that are drought tolerant still require wet , so do n’t think that they can go for lengthy period of time without any water . Drought resistant plant are often deeply rooted , have waxy or thickheaded leaves that maintain water , or leaf structures that close to minimize transpiration . All flora in droughty situation do good from an occasional deep watering and a 2 - 3 inch fatheaded layer of mulch . Drought tolerant plant are the backbone of xeriphytic landscaping .
