is one of the most burdensome garden pests. She especially liked the boxwood – she can completely destroy it. Often, chemical spraying seems to be nothing, and additionally destroy useful insects. In turn, natural enemies cannot keep up with its reproduction, and even expelled from the garden in one season, can return in the next, starting its prey again.
Due to frequent attacks of boxwood moth and quite difficult care, gardeners are looking for alternatives of boxwood. This time we will take a closer look at the Carbowetal holly. Check the most important information about this plant, increasingly chosen for home gardens.
A karsbowolista cautious, also called boxwood or boxwood is a shrub from a vaccination family. It naturally grows in East Asia, but it is grown in many regions of the world as a decorative plant.
In our conditions, it usually does not exceed 2 m. It is characterized by numerous, thin, branched shoots that cover ovate, dark green, shiny, evergreen green leaves, reminiscent of boxwood.
Carbowary holly is a two -wave plant, which is why some copies have male flowers and others. They are small, white and honey, and the latter are produced by small, black fruit. The flowering period itself falls in the spring.
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Carbowary holly is not very demanding. It reacts well to pruning and forming, becomes resistant to urban pollution and a light drought. So how do you take care of him?
We plant this shrub in a sunny or semi -shaded place, sheltered from the wind. It will also cope in the shade, unlike other evergreen plants.
Carbowary holly prefers a humus, permeable soil with a reaction from indifferent to slightly acidic. We can deal with chlorose on the alkaline ones, so it is worth acidifying such a substrate.
This specimen should be watered regularly, especially during drought. You have to do it even in winter, during the thaw.
We do not have to carry out this procedure, however You can power this plant at once with compostthanks to which we will accelerate its height and improve the overall condition.
As mentioned, the carbish holly tolerates the cut well and thickens nicely, so you can freely form it, just like the boxwood. We do it twice a year – in spring (from March to April) and in autumn (from August to September).
Young plants for the first 2 years should be protected with agrotextile. However, you do not need to cover older copies.
