Escallonia Donard Radiance - yellow leaves.
Hello urg
I planted 2 Escallonia "Donard Radiance" shrubs last July (South-facing border, slightly acidic clay soil, less than ideal drainage). I did notice at the time that there were a few yellow leaves on one of them, but didn't worry about it too much. The plants have since grown quite vigorously and seem to be generally healthy. However, about 10% of leaves on both plants are now yellow or yellow/green (these are randomly distributed). As these leaves can be easily shaken off, I'm assuming that this is indicative of some sort of a problem and is not a feature of the plant. For what it's worth, the plants were originally planted using a 50/50 mix of top soil/Multipurpose compost, with some fish, blood and bonemeal thrown in. I fed the plants with Miracle-Gro "Shake and Feed" slow release all-purpose plant food in early March of this year, at the recommended rate. Is this something I ought to be worried about? If so, what should I do about it? Many thanks Paul K PS Just in case it's not obvious, I'm a novice gardener! |
Escallonia Donard Radiance - yellow leaves.
They will lose a percentage of older leaves in spring anyway.
Drainage could be a problem but it's been a dry spring so I suspect you may have slightly overdone the feeding. Just leave them alone and let them settle - they aren't easy to kill. Rod Thanks for the response, Rod. "Do nothing" is the sort of advice I like! Regards Paul K |
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