"Mummying" in Peonies
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: "Mummying" in Peonies
- From: D* M*
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:34:52 -0600
- References: <200002220701.BAA11483@lorien.mallorn.com>
>>Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
>>
>> > I love peonies and planted several herbaceous 5 or 6 years ago... even
>> > brought some down from the old family place in northern Arkansas (USDA
>>zone
>> > 6b). They have not done real well for me here in central Arkansas (USDA
>> > zone 7b) but I occasionally get bloom. What bloom I get doesn't last long
>> > because of the heat... or they mummy from the rain.
Could this "mummying" be botrytis blight, a fungal disease (certainly
exacerbated by heat and humidity)?
You might want to check out: http://cygnus.tamu.edu/Texlab/Flowers/peony.html
Sorry for this "herbaceous" thread.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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