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Re-posting: - Bougainvillaea problem - blackened leaf (tips)
Hello again,
Sorry to bother again but I'm re-posting my bougainvillaea problem because very unusually there wasn't any response to the first posting (unusual on this newsgroup anyway) and I'm really keen to try to get this plant back to full health if it's possible. Any help please with the likely cause for this problem. The bougainvillaea has been thriving; growing about 8 feet high over the door from house to conservatory. About two or three weeks ago the tips of the newly emerging leaves blackened (in some cases extending to the whole leaf) and there is now no further leaf growth. All leaves are affected. The plant is one of three which have all thrived over the last four years without problem. They are all in Seramis and the temperature in the conservatory has not been below 5șC during the winter. The other two are doing fine with new leaf growth emerging. I suspect over watering but the blackening is very strong and I'm not absolutely convinced. I would appreciate any other suggestions to consider and/or how to deal with it. Regards, Colin -- Colin Brook - Winchester (UK) Tel:+44(0)1962-714030 Fax:+44(0)8701641293 Mobile:07976258703 |
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Re-posting: - Bougainvillaea problem - blackened leaf (tips)
"Colin Brook" wrote in message
... Hello again, The bougainvillaea has been thriving; growing about 8 feet high over the door from house to conservatory. About two or three weeks ago the tips of the newly emerging leaves blackened (in some cases extending to the whole leaf) and there is now no further leaf growth. All leaves are affected. I didn't post anything last time because I'm really just guessing but the damage does sound like frost damage. Is the affected plant in slightly different circumstances to the other three where it might have got a couple of degrees colder? Maybe someone opened the window for ventilation or maybe there is a natural draught which might have got it. Alternatively, maybe overwatering and a slightly warmer position have started it into growth at a different time so that its new growth was more susceptable? Martin |
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Re-posting: - Bougainvillaea problem - blackened leaf (tips)
"Martin Sykes" wrote in message ... "Colin Brook" wrote in message ... Hello again, The bougainvillaea has been thriving; growing about 8 feet high over the door from house to conservatory. About two or three weeks ago the tips of the newly emerging leaves blackened (in some cases extending to the whole leaf) and there is now no further leaf growth. All leaves are affected. I didn't post anything last time because I'm really just guessing but the damage does sound like frost damage. Is the affected plant in slightly different circumstances to the other three where it might have got a couple of degrees colder? Maybe someone opened the window for ventilation or maybe there is a natural draught which might have got it. Alternatively, maybe overwatering and a slightly warmer position have started it into growth at a I'm tempted to agree with that. Temperature can vary a lot in a structure like that. You will have many different micro-climates in there which can cause you trouble or which you can exploit to the advantage of your plants. Do some measuring and recording, watch your plants and make your conservatory even more useful. Rod |
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Re-posting: - Bougainvillaea problem - blackened leaf (tips)
In article , Rod
writes "Martin Sykes" wrote in message ... "Colin Brook" wrote in message ... Hello again, The bougainvillaea has been thriving; growing about 8 feet high over the door from house to conservatory. About two or three weeks ago the tips of the newly emerging leaves blackened (in some cases extending to the whole leaf) and there is now no further leaf growth. All leaves are affected. I didn't post anything last time because I'm really just guessing but the damage does sound like frost damage. Is the affected plant in slightly different circumstances to the other three where it might have got a couple of degrees colder? Maybe someone opened the window for ventilation or maybe there is a natural draught which might have got it. Alternatively, maybe overwatering and a slightly warmer position have started it into growth at a I'm tempted to agree with that. Temperature can vary a lot in a structure like that. You will have many different micro-climates in there which can cause you trouble or which you can exploit to the advantage of your plants. Do some measuring and recording, watch your plants and make your conservatory even more useful. Thanks for those points Martin and Rod - in looking into it further I think it may well be a combination of factors - it definitely did get 'well' watered a little while ago and, subsequently, there was some particularly cold weather - it looks like this particular plant may be getting a rather cold down draught from an air gap above it. We're going to wait and see now for a while. Regards, Colin -- Colin Brook - Winchester (UK) Tel:+44(0)1962-714030 Fax:+44(0)8701641293 Mobile:07976258703 |
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