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seran72 Bozeman, MT Jun 09, 2012

Does anyone know what causes this?? It also happens to my geraniums and ninebark

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seran72 Bozeman, MT Jun 09, 2012

Here are some pics of the geraniums

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Goofygirl Stafford, VA(Zone 7a) Apr 28, 2015

Hi everyone,

My strawberry plants are doing the same thing. The plants looks great though. Just a leaf or two turning red. They are well watered in fabric pots so I don't think it is over or under watering.

I try Googling this, but the only tangible hint I could find was root rot. The plants looks really happy though so it doesn't make sense it could be root rot.

Ideas anyone?

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 28, 2015

The original post was a few years ago, but here are some answers...

Plants that are under stress can develop these red leaves, or parts of leaves.
Often it is a response to cold, and is seen in the fall and winter.
It can also be stress from a lot of other things.
When the discoloration is more toward the tips then I suspect over watering or too-heavy fertilizer.

I would back off on the watering, let the top of the soil get drier between watering, see if that helps.

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2015

Red leaves can also be a fungal problem, which can be caused by the plant being too wet. I would definitely remove the leaves.

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