Re: [SG] Southern Blight
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Southern Blight
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:30:39 -0500
Bobbi and all--
Thanks for the answers-- looks like it's much more likely to be 100
degree heat and slugs. It's good to know there's a plant problem I DON'T
have!
It seems that these plants (I think they're Hosta mediovariegata and H.
undulata) always die back in midsummer, (looking terrible while they're
doing it) and the white and green foliage is replaced by solid green
foliage afterward. Other hostas I have don't do that.
Mary
MO zone 6
>
> A plant afflicted with Southern Blight will have its outer leaves
> laying
> flat on the ground. They may look fine, but they are FLAT and when
> you tug
> at them they readily separate from the crown. The inner leaves look
> OK,
> and ARE OK for the time being. Treat with a 10% solution of clorox
> in H20
> and the plant may recover. If not, repeat treatment about 3 days
> later.
> It does no harm to treat any hostas growing next to the patient,
> also.
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