Azalea - annual mildew?
 

Hi

We have a large scented yellow-flowered dediduous azalea in the garden,
it's a lovely thing when full of flowers which have a gorgeous
honeysuckle scent which wafts over the garden. However, last August it
got what seemed to be a very drastic case of powdery mildew and despite
my spraying it, it lost almost all of its leaves and looked a very sorry
sight right up until it grew new leaves in spring. Now it looks as if
exactly the same thing is happening this August, it's all white and
horrible looking - is this a common problem and if I leave it will it
recover without help?

Thanks!
Lynda

In article , Lynda Thornton
writes
Hi

We have a large scented yellow-flowered dediduous azalea in the garden,
it's a lovely thing when full of flowers which have a gorgeous
honeysuckle scent which wafts over the garden. However, last August it
got what seemed to be a very drastic case of powdery mildew and despite
my spraying it, it lost almost all of its leaves and looked a very sorry
sight right up until it grew new leaves in spring. Now it looks as if
exactly the same thing is happening this August, it's all white and
horrible looking - is this a common problem and if I leave it will it
recover without help?

Does the ground around it get too dry in the summer?
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article , Kay
writes
In article , Lynda Thornton
writes
Hi

We have a large scented yellow-flowered dediduous azalea in the garden,
it's a lovely thing when full of flowers which have a gorgeous
honeysuckle scent which wafts over the garden. However, last August it
got what seemed to be a very drastic case of powdery mildew and despite
my spraying it, it lost almost all of its leaves and looked a very sorry
sight right up until it grew new leaves in spring. Now it looks as if
exactly the same thing is happening this August, it's all white and
horrible looking - is this a common problem and if I leave it will it
recover without help?

Does the ground around it get too dry in the summer?

Hi Kay

The ground might get fairly dry as it is next to a beech hedge but the
lawn there is pretty soggy a lot of the time and the other large shrubs
further along the hedge don't get like this.

Lynda

In article , Lynda Thornton
writes
In article , Kay
writes
In article , Lynda Thornton
writes
Hi

We have a large scented yellow-flowered dediduous azalea in the garden,
it's a lovely thing when full of flowers which have a gorgeous
honeysuckle scent which wafts over the garden. However, last August it
got what seemed to be a very drastic case of powdery mildew and despite
my spraying it, it lost almost all of its leaves and looked a very sorry
sight right up until it grew new leaves in spring. Now it looks as if
exactly the same thing is happening this August, it's all white and
horrible looking - is this a common problem and if I leave it will it
recover without help?

Does the ground around it get too dry in the summer?


The ground might get fairly dry as it is next to a beech hedge but the
lawn there is pretty soggy a lot of the time and the other large shrubs
further along the hedge don't get like this.

Mine are in soil that is moist all the year round and don't get mildew.
Plants which get mildew in my garden are the ones that are growing in
particularly dry areas. If it were me, I would try watering it, but
others may come up with other ideas.

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"