i{Illicium henryi } is an evergreen bush , generally 6 - 8 foot improbable . Growth use is dense and pyramidal . Foliage is glossy grim immature , leathery . Pink to crimson , 1 1/2 inch wide efflorescence appear in belated natural spring , emerging from the folio axil . Not well known in American garden , but well deserving planting . It is a good shade large-minded evergreen plant , and the flower are pretty than some of the other species of Illicium .
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Fertilizing
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Planting
cautiously bump off shrub from container and mildly separate root . Position in center of hole , good side face onward . Fill in with original soil or an amended commixture if require as described above . For larger shrubs , build 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 burlap , insert it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick H2O away from rootball during hot , ironic periods . If synthetic burlap , dispatch if possible . If not possible , cut aside or make slits to allow for for roots to develop into the new filth . For gravid shrubs , establish a water well . Finish by mulching and watering well .
If shrub is bare - root , reckon for a discoloration somewhere near the root ; this mark is likely where the soil line was . If soil is too flaxen or too clayey , tot up organic matter . This will facilitate with both drainage and body of water keeping capacity . Fill territory , firm just enough to support bush . Finish by mulching and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and ControlRemove affect plants and their roots , and discard surrounding soil . substitute with plants that are not susceptible , and only utilise fresh , sterilized land mix . admit back on fertilise too . try on not to over water plant life and make indisputable that soil is well drained prior to implant . This fungus is not treatable by chemicals .
Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptoms look similar to Pythium Root Rot , but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to thrive in well drained soil . Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the solution of a industrial plant transmission , because of a fungus , and may cause life-threatening defoliation , specially in tree , but seldom leave in death . deep-set patches on base , yield , foliage , or branchlet , appear grayish brown , may appear washy , and have pinkish - tan spore masses that seem slime - alike . On vegetables , spots may enlarge as fruit matures .
