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18-11-2008, 10:55 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Charlie Pridham[_2_]
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Planting suggestions for virus infected area?
In article m,
says...
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 8:43:13 +0000, Charlie Pridham wrote
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In article m,
says...
... I have had to remove one hellebore as it showed distorted
leaves
strongly suggesting virus infection. The same thing is happening to the
periwinkles and I will remove them too. snip
unless you have had the material tested it is not likely to be virus,
much more likely to be aphids or some other sap sucker that has moved on
before you saw the leaves, even if it was virus they are all plant
specific and each virus will only affect a narrow group of plants.
Try Geranium maccrorhizum types
If you're right about this most likely not being a virus then I'd think the
best thing is to leave the periwinkles where they are and see what happens-
if it's just insect activity the distorted leaves should not get markedly
worse. Would you agree?
(Geranium suggestion noted- thanks).
I would wait and see, and most plants are not tested so there is no way
of telling, but outside of a fruit cage its seldom much of a problem,
some plants are occassionally effected but often with good culture either
live with the virus or get better, there are occassional exceptions like
Canna, and Lily.
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Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
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