Dianthus petal withering

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dilawar madison, United States Jul 21, 2009

Last summer I planted dianthus "firewitch" in the border. It survived just beautifully after being covered for a good part of the winter with 3-4 feet of snow. This year the plants have been blooming like mad, until recently. I noticed many of the new buds contain shrivelled petals. The buds don't open. I don't see any insects around the plant and the foliage looks healthy as ever. Could it be worn out from so much blooming, or what? Has anyone else had this happen to their beautiful firewitch?
Heidi

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Jul 22, 2009

I had it happen and I am in SC. Someone else had the same problem in PA. This is weird.

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dilawar madison, United States Jul 23, 2009

It's been pretty wet here recently and so I removed the mulch so the ground could dry out around the plants. Also cut off all the new buds. So we'll see what happens.

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