Sacha wrote:
On 2010-06-03 14:50:46 +0100, "Ian B"
said:

Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Ian B
writes
But anyway the roots seemed fine and the compost was moist. But the
whole top of the plant is dead, basically.

Any more ideas, Janet or anyone?


Ian


Well you could cut everything right back to almost soil level, then
pot it up on it's own in a pot to see if it revives but quite
frankly Ajuga is such a strong grower most people yank bits out of
their beds rather than put it in! I am sure someone will have a
piece to give you to replace it.

Well I can probably replace it, but I'm more worried about the
question of what killed it. It was doing fine then literally it
suddenly keeled over, between one day and the next. The stems all
seem to be very withered right at the soil level so I'm wondering if
it's this "crown rot" I have found referred to on the interwebs, but
I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. I can't find any wine weevils
so far as I can tell, and three nearby
heucheras are doing fine, though I also have a pulmonaria which is
rather ill and has gone a funny dark green colour but I'm not sure
if it's supposed to do that.

Ian

This may sound like a really silly question but I've known it happen
more than once - you are *quite* sure nobody has watered your plants
with a watering can that once held weed killer?

I'm sure of that; I never use weedkiller and nobody else ever waters my
plants


Ian