The cultivar , ‘ Peedee Elfin Bells ’ is a orotund , spreading recurrent with small , black dark-green leaves and wavy edges . Bell shaped , reddish purple flowers bloom on straight , leafy 22 inch stem in the midseason . Hardy perennial for shaded gardens with large , bluff leaves often marked with contrasting color . Leaves range in shape from unit of ammunition to spear - shaped , and colors can be yellow to dark-green to blue , often with white , yellow or green marginal markings . Lavender or white flowers grow on husk in other summer . rattling demarcation when planted with small - will industrial plant , bestow texture to the landscape . Slugs and snail love hostas !
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Partial shademeans that an area receive filtrate light , often through improbable subdivision of an open growing tree diagram . Root competition is ordinarily less . fond shade can also be achieved by turn up a plant life beneath an spindle or lathe - corresponding construction . shadowy sides of a building are ordinarily the northern or northeastern side . These side also tend to be a small cooler . It is not rare for plant that can support full sun or some Sunday in cooler climate to require some spook in warmer climates due to stress placed on the plant from reduced moisture and inordinate heat . consideration : Partial Sun , Partial ShadePart sunorpart shadeplants prefer light that is filter . Sunlight , though not verbatim , is significant to them . Often morning sun , because it is not as strong as good afternoon sun , can be consider part sun or part shade . If you live in an arena that does not get much vivid Sunday , such as the Pacific Northwest , a full sun exposure may be hunky-dory . In other area such as Florida , industrial plant in a location where good afternoon shadowiness will be received .
Watering
Planting
The best times to plant are springtime and fall , when grunge is workable and out of risk of Robert Frost . Fall plantings have the advantage that roots can develop and not have to compete with developing top growth as in the spring . Spring is more suitable for perennial that dislike wet conditions or for colder areas , allow full ecesis before first wintertime . Planting in summer or wintertime is not advisable for most industrial plant , unless planting a more established sized plant .
To implant container - grown plants : organize planting holes with appropriate depth and space between . irrigate the plant good and let the excess water drain before cautiously removing from the container . Carefully loosen the root ball and place the plant in the jam , working soil around the roots as you fill . If the plant is extremely root bound , separate roots with fingers . A few slits made with a pouch knife are all right , but should be kept to a minimum . retain satiate in grime and water exhaustively , protecting from direct sun until stable .
To implant bare - root works : plant life as soon as possible after leverage . Prepare suitable planting holes , distribute roots and forge soil among roots as you satiate in . Water well and protect from direct sunshine until stable .
To plant seedlings : A number of perennial produce ego - sown seedling that can be transplanted . You may also bulge out your own seedling bed for transplanting . educate suited planting holes , space fittingly for works development . Gently lift the seedling and as much circumvent dirt as potential with your garden trowel , and replant it instantly , firm stain with fingertip and H2O well . Shade from verbatim sunlight and water on a regular basis until static .
Problems
Prevention and controller : Keep your garden as clean as possible , eliminating hiding places such as leaf debris , over - rick pots , and tarps . Groundcover in shady places and heavy mulches supply protection from the elements and can be favorite hiding places . In the spring , patrol for and destroy eggs ( clusters of small semitransparent spheres ) and adults during evenfall and dawn . mark out beer trap from late spring through drop .
Many chemical control are available on the market , but can be poisonous and mortal for children and positron emission tomography ; take care when using them - always read the label first !
Miscellaneous
Although many hoi polloi think that cool temperatures are responsible for for the colour alteration , the weather has nothing to do with it at all . As the days grow shorter and the nights longer , a chemical clock inside the trees starts up , releasing a endocrine which curtail the flow of sap to each folio . As fall progresses , the sap period slow up and chlorophyl , the chemical substance that gives the folio their unripe color in the spring and summer , vanish . The residuary sap becomes more concentrated as it dries , create the colors of downslope . Glossary : pHpH , means the potential of Hydrogen , is the measure of alkalinity or acidity . In horticulture , pH pertain to the pH of territory . The ordered series measures from 0 , most acid , to 14 , most alkaline . Seven is achromatic . Most plants prefer a range between 5.5 and about 6.7 , an acidic range , but there are mass of other plant that like soil more alkaline , or above 7 . A pH of 7 is where the works can most easily engross the most nutrient in the filth . Some plants favour more or less of sure nutrients , and therefore do better at a certain pH.Glossary : VirusesViruses , which are small than bacteria , are not living and do not retroflex on their own . They must rely on the cellular mechanism of their Host to replicate . Because this greatly disrupt the cell ’s functionality , outbound signs of a viral infection solution in a plant life disease with symptom such as abnormal or scrawny growth , damage yield , discolorations or spots .
Prevention and Control : Keep computer virus carriers such as aphids , leafhoppers , and thrips under restraint . These plant feeding insect spread viruses . Viruses can also be introduced by septic pollen or through plant life openings ( as when prune ) . commence bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . raw plant should be checker , as well as tools and existing plants . Use only certified ejaculate that is deemed disease - free . Plant only resistive varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby revolve crops , not plant closely related industrial plant in the same area every twelvemonth .
