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Name: Monterey Cypress - Cupressus Macrocarpa |
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Type: Evergreen |
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Shade/Sun exposure: Love the sun |
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Wind:Can handle the wind, once established |
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Water: Mixed information??? very drought tolerant (though does well with
watering, too). They grow even in dry and infertile, acid or alkaline soils, in full
sun. It requires regular water. Water during dry spells in the first few years.
Older trees are drought-tolerant. |
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PH:
4.00 to 7.00 |
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Other Links: Good
write-up |
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Diseases: This tree is susceptible to coryneum canker fungus, for which there is no
cure. Control of cankers consists chiefly in cutting out and burning affected parts. Badly
infected trees may require complete removal. |
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Pests: Cypresses may be infested with aphids, mealybugs, caterpillars, and scale
insects. All can be controlled by washing with soap solution or with appropriate chemical
spray. |
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Deer favorites: Deer like the new young shoots and like to use the small branches/trunk
to rub the velvet from new antlers. This causes almost certain death to young
trees/limbs. |
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Name: 'Aztec Plum Magic' (Verbena) |
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Type: Dark purple flowers Spring to Fall - 18-24" Tall & Wide -
Perennial Ground cover. Verbenas are mainly grown for their remarkable length of
bloom with most blooming from spring until close to frost if trimmed back once or twice in
mid summer. Flower color ranges from white through pink, red, lavender, blue and purple. |
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Shade/Sun exposure: Full sun and uncrowded growing conditions |
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Wind: Highly tolerant |
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Water: Regularly during the first season.
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Newly planted verbenas will need to be kept moist for
the first few weeks until the roots have spread into the surrounding soil. |
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While established verbenas are drought tolerant,
performance, bloom, and growth rate will be reduced if they are too dry for a long period.
During their blooming period, give them a thorough watering once a week if they do not
receive an inch of rain that week. Avoid overhead watering. |
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If bloom slows during the summer, trim the whole
plant back by about one fourth of its height and spread, water thoroughly and fertilize
lightly. The plant will return to bloom within 2 to 3 weeks. |
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A light application of a complete fertilizer such as
16-4-8 in mid to late spring and again after trimming back will revitalize plants, but
additional fertilization is not generally required. Plants growing in very sandy, poor
soil may need more frequent fertilization. |
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In the fall you can trim back verbenas lightly to
give a neater appearance to the garden, but do not cut severely until spring as new growth
begins to appear. Overly severe fall pruning can reduce cold hardiness and plants may not
survive a cold winter. Most verbenas are short- lived, so you should plan on replacing
them after two or three years. However, some species can re-seed and naturalize in the
garden. |
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Verbenas, especially the trailing and moss types,
grow very well in containers. Fertilize container grown plants either with a controlled
release fertilizer, or with a liquid fertilizer once a month. Container grown plants
should be watered more frequently, and not allowed to dry out. |
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PH:
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Problems: Verbenas can suffer from a variety of problems, They must have
well-drained soil. They will not tolerate overcrowding with poor air circulation, shade or
soil that stays overly moist.
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Most problems occur when they are grown in low light,
poorly drained soil, or when the soil stays excessively moist from excessive watering.
Poor air circulation from over crowded conditions can also lead to disease problems. |
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Powdery mildew appears as a white powder fungus on
the surfaces of leaves. It most often infects verbena that does not receive enough
sunlight, or is under stress from severe drought or other causes. |
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Botrytis blight often occurs under overly moist
conditions. Flowers turn brown and sometimes a gray, fuzzy fungus is visible. |
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Root rot cause by Pythium or Rhizoctonia fungus may
occur in overly moist soil. |
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Verbenas are relatively pest free. Aphids, whitefly,
thrips, leaf miners and mites are the most common pests. Mites are most common in plants
that are severely drought stressed.Snails and slugs are an occasional problem. They are
worse during wet spells or if plants are heavily mulched. |
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Deer favorites: Not |
