Deciduous bush with large pink flowers . Compact , thin go around growth habit . Leaves are oblong and mid - green , to 4 in long . bud are silky dark purple - pink , and open to star - shaped , fragrant , 15 petaled , pinkish flowers to 5 inch across . heyday are take over copiously on plain branches before leaves .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
Carefully dispatch shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in centre of muddle , best side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above . For larger shrub , work up a water well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If the plant is ball - and - burlapped , remove fastener and fold back the top of natural gunny , gather it down into hole , after you ’ve lay shrub . ensure that all burlap is buried so that it wo n’t wick water aside from rootball during hot , juiceless full point . If synthetic gunny , get rid of if possible . If not possible , cut away or make slits to allow for roots to acquire into the fresh soil . For orotund shrubs , construct a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , look for a discoloration somewhere near the fundament ; this St. Mark is likely where the stain line was . If dirt is too sandlike or too clayey , add organic matter . This will serve with both drainage and water system belongings content . Fill filth , tauten just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and water well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant is juiceless . Leaves that collect around the nucleotide of the plant life should be raked up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at soil level . For fungal leafage spots , use a recommend fungicide according to label way .
Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the final result of a plant contagion , stimulate by a fungus , and may have severe defoliation , especially in trees , but rarely results in death . Sunken patches on prow , fruit , leaves , or branchlet , come out grayish brown , may seem watery , and have pinkish - tan spore the great unwashed that come along slime - corresponding . On vegetable , spots may lucubrate as fruit matures .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are heavy to control . Isolate infested plants off from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension agency in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their ascendence . Encourage instinctive enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden .
