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Flowering Gum Problem
A friend in Brisbane was given a Eucalyptus Summer Beauty (hybrid of
Eucalyptus ficifolia & ptychocarpa) which is a grafted flowering Eucalyptus. It is in a 6 inch pot and about 3 foot tall with about 20 developing flowers. She has only had it for a couple of weeks and it is still in the original pot but all the leaves have changed from the original dark green to a very pale silvery grey green. There are a few leaves left with patches of the original dark green colour and these leaves show a distinct edge to the colour change as if it is disease/insect damage. My guess is it has been overwatered. Does anyone know what may be causing the leaf colour change? Is this terminal? -- Graham Corbin (Remove nospam. from my email to reply) |
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Flowering Gum Problem
"Graham Corbin" wrote in message . net... A friend in Brisbane was given a Eucalyptus Summer Beauty (hybrid of Eucalyptus ficifolia & ptychocarpa) which is a grafted flowering Eucalyptus. It is in a 6 inch pot and about 3 foot tall with about 20 developing flowers. She has only had it for a couple of weeks and it is still in the original pot but all the leaves have changed from the original dark green to a very pale silvery grey green. There are a few leaves left with patches of the original dark green colour and these leaves show a distinct edge to the colour change as if it is disease/insect damage. My guess is it has been overwatered. Does anyone know what may be causing the leaf colour change? Is this terminal? I don't suspect so as the glaucous colour is also quite normal. It could be any number of things causing it, but possibly just a shift from nursery conditions. BUT being WA/ NT plants they do not like wet feet. The developers of the "Summer X" hybrids (they're calling the eucs but they're in the Corymbia grouping now I think) have tried to get around the wet feet problem by grafting onto a Qld species (C. maculata maybe??) which tolerates wet soils a little better, but they still should be planted in a freely draining position in the garden. I wouldn't leave it in the pot for too long. .... if its draining well thats OK as it will need regular watering in such a small pot .. but don't stand the pot in a saucer! Amanda |
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