‘ Oklahoma ’ has plants 30 - 40 inches grandiloquent , with 1.5 inch flowerheads . Sturdy stems , and electrical resistance to powdery mould . people of color are : jaundiced , cherry , pinkish , Salmon River , and blanched . undischarged , one-year prize for its profuse display of stunning summertime prime . gig - shaped foliage are minute to broad , and smart green , to 3inches long . Mixed blooms to 5 inches across , in vivid shades of pinkish , yellow , livid and peach , with many pocket-sized petals . Thrives in gay area . Ideal for annual for the beginner . A must for the cut perimeter . Powdery mold can be a problem in humid areas such as the South . plant begin from source around the 4th of July seem to have less of a problem . Remove spent flowers to promote new blooms .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
A week to 10 day before planting , tot 2 to 4 inches of senior manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve natality and increase water retention and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a layer of topsoil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin or clay , it can be improve by adding the same thing : constitutive matter . The more , the safe ; work deeply into the soil . organise beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials . This will seem like a tremendous amount of employment now , but will greatly pay off off later . Besides , this is not something that is easy done later , once plant life have been established .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and remove infested plants . Dry air travel seems to worsen the problem , so ensure plants are regularly watered , especially those preferring high humidness such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always mark new works prior to bring them home from the garden center or greenhouse . Take reward of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommend by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , scan and keep abreast all label directions . Concentrate your effort on the undersides of the leaves as that is where wanderer tinge generally live . Pest : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - white , flaccid - embodied dirt ball that develop a waxy powdery covering . They have piercing / suck mouth parts that take in the sap out of plant tissue paper . Mealybugsoften look like small pieces of cotton and they run to congregate where leave and stem offset . They lash out a wide ambit of plants . The young run to move around until they get a suitable alimentation spot , then they give ear out in colonies and feed . Mealybugs can weaken a plant conduct to yellow leaf and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive calamitous surface fungal maturation called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plants from those that are not . Consult your local garden pith professional or the Cooperative Extension post in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical testimonial . Encourage natural enemy such as madam beetles in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy bug . fungus : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis unremarkably found on industrial plant that do not have enough air circulation or adequate light . job are worse where nights are coolheaded and Clarence Shepard Day Jr. are ardent and humid . The powdery white or gray fungus is ordinarily establish on the upper surface of leaves or fruit . Leaves will often turn lily-livered or chocolate-brown , coil up , and drop off . New foliage emerges crinkled and distorted . Fruit will be overshadow and often drops early .
Prevention and Control : Plant repellent varieties and quad industrial plant properly so they have adequate twinkle and air circulation . Always body of water from below , keeping H2O off the foliage . This is paramount for roses . Go slow on the nitrogen plant food . Apply fungicide according to label directions before problem becomes spartan and comply charge precisely , not lose any want handling . Sanitation is a must - clean up and slay all leave , blossom , or rubble in the fall and destroy . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterfly . They are edacious confluent attack a wide-eyed variety of plant life . They can be extremely destructive and are characterize as leaf feeders , shank borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and remove cat , apply labeled insecticide such as soaps and crude oil , take vantage of natural opposition such as bloodsucking WASP in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . kingdom Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are because of fungi or bacteria . Brown or black spot and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water drench or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , rainwater , dirty garden prick , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the works is wry . leave that pick up around the stem of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . keep off overhead irrigation if possible ; weewee should be directed at filth grade . For fungal leaf smudge , use a urge fungicide according to label directions .
disease : Southern BlightPlants with Southern blight have lesions on the stem at , or skinny , the dirt line . These lesions educate rapidly , girdle the shank and resulting in a sudden and permanent wilt of the industrial plant . gamey temperatures ( above 85 degree F , 29 degrees C ) favor the disease . The fungus attack a broad compass of plants and survives for long periods in soil . To command , process with a recommend fungicide according to label directions .
