curling oleander leaves
- To: Medit-plants
- Subject: curling oleander leaves
- From: i*@cgac.es
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:05:03 +0200
Hello Anthony. Yes, those are the ones I'm embattled with. As I pointed
out to Moira, I'm not convinced that its the actual aphids which cause
the curling. I could, of course, be wrong. Reason is comparison with an
old oleander planted out in the garden which is *covered* in yellow
aphids this year - I just gave up the fight. Flowering on this plant
isn't as profuse as other years but there is no curling of the leaves.
The affected plants are youngsters in containers. They get little
clusters of aphids which I kill off with oil-based spray. Concerning
pruning, I bought them this winter so I don't know when they were
pruned. Which *is* the correct season for pruning oleanders? What is the
connection with aphid infestation?
Damian
Talavera, central Spain
> In Italy we get a bright yellow aphid which has a similar effect on the plants, probably due
to
> removal of the lymph in the leaves. Quite how they survive on such a diet is a mystery to me,
> but it
> occurs to me that reserach into it could even lead to an antidote to oleander poisoning.
> This sort of infestation usually occurs in Italy when the oleanders are pruned too late on in
> the
> season. When did you prune yours (if you did?) Damien?
>
>
> Anthony
