hellibore
 

i dont know what is causing this can any one help please,all the leaves are affected on some plants, and it looks like it is spreading

hellibore
 

"lionrose" solomonsfarm SPAMTRAP @aol.com wrote in message
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i dont know what is causing this can any one help please,all the leaves
are affected on some plants, and it looks like it is spreading
lionrose

What do the leaves look like ?
If they are going brown, its a natural thing for them to do. The old leaves
die of and can be removed. But there should be new growth visible.

Do you have any pictures?

Jenny

ty for replying no pics. but this is not normal dying. looks like sun scorching from watering in sunlight , but i haven't. the fawn/white patches come first ,then the holes but no trail for leaf miners

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"lionrose" solomonsfarm SPAMTRAP @aol.com wrote in message
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JennyC;738335 Wrote:
"lionrose" solomonsfarm SPAMTRAP @aol.com wrote in message
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i dont know what is causing this can any one help please,all the
leaves
are affected on some plants, and it looks like it is spreading
lionrose-

What do the leaves look like ?
If they are going brown, its a natural thing for them to do. The old
leaves
die of and can be removed. But there should be new growth visible.

Do you have any pictures?

Jenny

ty for replying no pics. but this is not normal dying. looks like sun
scorching from watering in sunlight , but i haven't. the fawn/white
patches come first ,then the holes but no trail for leaf miners
lionrose

Found this for you which might be of help:

Hellebore Diseases and Pests
Hellebores are normally healthy plants, however they are occasionally
affected by disease or pests. The likely ones, and action to take, are given
below.

APHIDS
These appear in the flowers themselves or under leaves. They are tiny
insects which are visible to the eye. Click here for further identification
and how to cope with them.

BLACK SPOT
This is very common with hellebores. It appears as black or dark brown marks
on the leaves which enlarge and eventually strip all the foliage from the
plant. Click here for further identification and how to cope with this
disease.

SLUGS
Slugs are visible pests and they tend to go for new shoots and sometimes the
flowers. Click here for further identification and how to cope with them.

VIRUSES
Hellebores grown in gardens are not normally affected by viruses. Where they
are, they normally appear as distorted leaves or flowers. The plants grow
weakly and are prone to other diseases. In the cases the only solution is
dig up and burn the affected plants. One new virus to affect hellebores
recently is called 'Black Death'. It causes black areas on the leaves, but
these are bounded by the leaf veins. Treat as with any other virus.

and :
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A_Wikim...ing/Helleborus
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/imp/modzz/00000713.html



HTH Jenny