‘ Peter Pan Gold ’ produces flowers in a sunny - chickenhearted and being of the Peter Pan Series should bear large flower , about twelve in in elevation . Outstanding , annual prized for its profuse showing of arresting summertime flowers . Lance - shaped leaf are narrow-minded to broad , and bright light-green , to 3 inch long . miscellaneous blooms to 5 inches across , in superb shades of pinkish , chickenhearted , white and peach , with many small flower petal . Thrives in sunny areas . idealistic for annual for the beginner . A must for the cutting border . Powdery mildew can be a problem in humid areas such as the South . Plants started from seed around the 4th of July seem to have less of a problem . slay spent peak to promote raw blooms .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of cured manure or compost and body of work into the planting website to better fertility and increase weewee retention and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a layer of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is sand or corpse , it can be better by adding the same matter : organic matter . The more , the adept ; work deep into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch inscrutable for perennials . This will seem like a fantastic amount of work now , but will greatly give off later . Besides , this is not something that is easy done after , once flora have been institute .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Keep pot down and remove infested plant . Dry air seems to exacerbate the problem , so make certain plants are regularly watered , especially those opt high humidness such as tropicals , citrus tree , or tomatoes . Always check new plants prior to bringing them home from the garden gist or nursery . Take reward of natural enemy such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommend by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your efforts on the undersides of the leave as that is where spider mites generally live . Pest : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - white , mild - embodied insect that get a waxy powdery covering . They have pierce / suck in mouth parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue . Mealybugsoften front like small small-arm of cotton fiber and they incline to congregate where farewell and staunch arm . They attack a extensive range of plants . The immature tend to move around until they find a suitable feeding post , then they hang out in Colony and feed . mealybug can weaken a works leading to chickenhearted foliage and leaf drop . They also give rise a mellifluous substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an untempting black surface fungal growing called pitchy mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plant from those that are not . confabulate your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension function in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical recommendation . advance instinctive foeman such as lady beetle in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy hemipterous insect . Fungi : Powdery MildewPowdery Mildewis usually found on plants that do not have enough air circulation or adequate light . Problems are bad where dark are cool and day are tender and humid . The powdery livid or gray fungus is unremarkably found on the upper surface of leaves or fruit . leave-taking will often turn yellow or brown , kink up , and throw off . raw foliage emerges crinkled and perverted . Fruit will be overshadow and often drops early .
Prevention and Control : engraft resistant motley and space plant properly so they receive enough light and air circulation . Always piddle from below , keeping water system off the foliage . This is preponderating for roses . Go easy on the atomic number 7 fertilizer . Apply fungicide according to recording label charge before trouble becomes severe and follow directions exactly , not miss any postulate treatments . Sanitation is a must - clean up and remove all leaves , peak , or debris in the fall and ruin . cuss : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are ravening feeder assault a extensive kind of plants . They can be extremely destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , fore borer , leafage roller , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout single plants and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils , take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar species . fungus : Leaf SpotsLeaf spot are stimulate by fungi or bacterium . Brown or black spots and spell may be either ragged or rotary , with a water soak or yellow - edge appearance . worm , rainwater , dingy garden tools , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant is dry . leave of absence that collect around the base of the plant should be rake up and disposed of . invalidate overhead irrigation if potential ; piddle should be lead at soil level . For fungal leaf spots , utilize a recommend fungicide according to label directions .
Diseases : Southern BlightPlants with Southern blight have wound on the stem at , or near , the soil course . These lesion develop rapidly , girdling the base and result in a sudden and lasting wilt of the plant . High temperatures ( above 85 degrees F , 29 level C ) favour the disease . The fungus assail a wide range of plant and survives for long periods in filth . To contain , address with a recommend antifungal agent according to recording label steering .
