Herbaceous Perennials Make Good Ground Covers
An herbaceous perennial ground cover is a plant that Herbaceous perennial ground covers can be a substantial does not develop persistent woody tissue as a shrub or tree does, but rather has soft or succulent seasonal growth. Herbaceous perennial ... [... more]
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PLANTING GUIDE FOR GROUND COVERS
The folowing chart can be used to determine how much Quantity Spacings Coverage NUMBER OF GROUND COVER PLANTS FOR GIVEN AREAS This chart can be used to determine how many plants you Sq. ft. of Spacing in both directions (in inches) land area (in ... [... more]
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Pruning Ground Covers
Pruning ground covers is usually necessary only to remove Certain plants--such as honeysuckle, pachysandra, euonymus unhealthy tissue or awkward or straggling branches, or to keep a plant from becoming too invasive. Vigorous ground covers include ... [... more]
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Lysimachia nummularia--Creeping Jenny
Comments: Creeping Jenny (Vis. 1) can be used as a ground Jenny can become a lawn weed. The plant prefers a moist Propagation: Propagation is by division in autumn or Cuttings may also be used. Walters Gardens 1999. Height: 6 in Spread: 12 ... [... more]
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AJUGA DISEASE PROBLEMS
Crown rot can be very destructive to plants growing in heavy soil. Large areas of plants may die in the first few warm, humid days of spring. A white fungal growth forms at the base of the stem. The plant eventually turns black. Avoid infested ... [... more]
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EUONYMUS DISEASE PROBLEMS
Anthracnose, caused by fungi in the genus Gloeosporium, Bacterial crown gall causes formation of galls (Vis. 1) on Two fungi cause wilting and dieback of the branches. Phomopsis dieback is a problem on E. fortunei 'Vegetus'. No chemical control ... [... more]
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EUONYMUS INSECT PROBLEMS - Indoors
Mites are very small and are hard to see without a magnifying glass. Heavy infestations can cover the leaves with very fine webbing. The plants gradually lose their green color and appear dusty or speckled. Use a house plant insect spray ... [... more]
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PACHYSANDRA DISEASE PROBLEMS
Leaf blight causes brown blotches on the leaves and Blight on Pachysandra cankers on the stems. Pink spore pustules may be seen in wet weather. Crowding and scale infestations worsen the disease. Accumulations of fallen leaves keep the soil ... [... more]
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PACHYSANDRA INSECT PROBLEMS
Scale infests the stems and leaves and heavy infestations Mites cause the leaves to fade from green to yellow. Pachysandra leaf tier chews the leaves and ties them cause plants to yellow and die. Scale crawlers can be controlled with applications ... [... more]
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Leaf and Stem Blight of Pachysandra
The leaf and stem blight of ground cover pachysandra Symptoms: Leaves show large, chocolate-colored blotches, Cause: The fungus parasitizes plants under stress from Spores of the fungus form on the blighted leaves and stems Control: Periodically ... [... more]
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