Re: Monarda (Bee Balm)

At 05:37 PM 6/19/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Well, here is my two cents worth again :~)
>
>I have grown Monarda for about six years.  There are some strains that state
>'mildew resistant', such as Marshall's Delight (Monarda didyma), but from my
>experience the mildew is not a big deal, meaning, the leaves get a whitish
>color, but it has never made any difference as far as the flowers go.  It is
>best not to crowd them, which makes the mildewing worse.  I guess all I am
>saying is, if you aren't that concerned with aesthetics (which I am not) then
>it won't bother you or the plant.
>
>Janice
I agree, but I had a weird new problem with monarda this year.  I live in
southwest Idaho, and we've had weird weather.  Further, we're subject to a
virus called "curly top," that afflicts several different types of plants.
I noticed one stalk of my 3.5 foot monarda had odd looking leaves.
Immediately after the wide part of each leaf it pinched in to the vein, so
that those leaves appeared to be almost needlelike.  The color was quite
normal.  I've never seen this before and didn't like the appearance, so I
pruned off that stalk.  I haven't seen any other evidence of that problem
on that or other monardas.  Does anyone know what that was?  Thanks,
Margaret

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