Spreading leafage covered with numerous white fragrant flowers from give through former fall . Leaves are gig shaped , 1 inch long . With its adorable honey aroma , this fragile , reseeding annual is an excellent pick for border and containers . Very nice in rock-and-roll gardens and between flagstone . A perfect companion with pansies , fresh william and parsley in a container . Soil should be well - drained as soggy filth is a certain way to waste . Can be rejuvenated by shear back : often plants brought home from the greenhouse have get too tall-growing in their cramped space , or time has taken its toll . Within 4 week , industrial plant should be shaggy-coated and blooming again .
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Plant Care
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Planting
Through the season , be certain to feed for optimum performance . Take special forethought to cut back or completely remove any morbid plants , as soon as you see there is a job . At the end of the season , be certain to bump off all plants and their root globe . graze the bed well to devise it for the next season ’s planting .
Problems
Prevention and control : Keep your garden as sporting as possible , wipe out concealing situation such as leaf debris , over - turned pots , and tarpaulin . Groundcover in shady place and heavy mulches render trade protection from the elements and can be best-loved concealment place . In the fountain , police for and destroy eggs ( clusters of small semitransparent spheres ) and adult during crepuscule and dawn . localise out beer traps from late saltation through fall .
Many chemical controls are available on the market , but can be vicious and deadly for shaver and pet ; take care when using them - always read the label first!Pest : Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles are about the size of a flea and are black , bronze , or blue - Shirley Temple Black in color . They get their name from the room they spring when disturb . Flea mallet populations are usually more stern when precondition are spicy and dry . They can pose problems in the garden ; they leave small holes in chewed foliage .
Prevention and restraint : You ’ve heard it a thousand times , but here it is again - houseclean up the garden to withdraw position where these insects over wintertime . A well - watered , moist garden will not be as attractive to an ballock place mother either . apart from handpicking , spray with a recommended insect powder . Cultivation between quarrel will serve to destroy eggs , too . Fungi : Downy MildewDowny Mildew , a fluffy white fungal increase that develop on the underside of leaves , is most common during cool , humid circumstance . Foliage often color and is stunted .
Prevention and Control : Use disease free plant life and space far enough apart so that breeze circulation is dear . Remove and discard infect leaves or even entire plant life . Use a recommend fungicide and always follow the directions on the recording label .
