What is wrong with this one? of the ones I had last summer, this one ended up inside, because it had buds on it, they never did bloom, and from the beginning, it always had a funny leaf thing going on. curling, discoloration, just the sorriest looking plant I ever did see (and this I elected to bring in???) It had two buds on it which fell off this week. Should I just toss this puppy into the compost bin or is there a way to save it?
Pebble, Look on the undersides of the leaves and see if there is any tiny dots. It could be spider mites.
pepples, it look like a sanguinea having virus. The leaves are mottled way up into the young sprouts. I would throw it into the garbage bag, not at the compost.
It does look pretty bad. Spider mites can do that, but I agree with Monika, it doesn't look good.
I am trashing it today! Thanks for the input - I have been worried sick about this one. At least now I know what to do with it.
Monika, are the sanguineas prone to this virus?
sanguineas are prone to virus as many Brugmansias too. But they can live with it, they are virustolerant as they can adapt very good to our climate. B. sanguinea and vulcanicola are the exception.
One of mine has curling leaves to . I guess i should toss it in the trash to . Will this spread?
Not unless you kill the vectors, aphids for instance and desinfect hands, tools and pots. Having B. sanguinea in the collections, they should be kept seperated from other Brugmansias, Tomatos, smokers can have the tobacco mosaic virus on its hands. sanguineas like the cooler humid parts in the garden. It sometimes helps to give them extra portion of magnesium.
Not unless you kill the vectors, aphids for instance and desinfect hands, tools and pots before working on the B. sanguineas.. Having B. sanguinea in the collections, they should be kept seperated from other Brugmansias, Tomatos, smokers can have the tobacco mosaic virus on its hands. sanguineas like the cooler humid parts in the garden. It sometimes helps to give them extra portion of magnesium.
Not unless you kill the vectors, aphids for instance and desinfect hands, tools and pots before working on the B. sanguineas.. Having B. sanguinea in the collections, they should be kept seperated from other Brugmansias, Tomatos, smokers can have the tobacco mosaic virus on its hands. sanguineas like the cooler humid parts in the garden. It sometimes helps to give them extra portion of magnesium. Curled leaves are not automaticly a virus infection. If the leaves are not mottled as seen on the picture, it could be a growth stop as the plant has not started growing properly.
I don't have aphids or mosaic virus as I have seen those before. I have had trouble with spider mites. and tried several different things to get rid of them .I still have to spray every 2 weeks or they are right back. I thought maybe the stuff I used to kill the mites might have made the leaves curly? I did resort to a chemical type spray. The rest of mine look great nice big leaves. Still waiting for my first bloom :)
Sprays can cause damage. It will usually be on the newest leaves and can make them deformed. Pyrethrum based sprays did this to mine, but they grew out of it. Aphid damage can also caused spots on the leaves and sometimes makes them deformed(curled or puckered). Spidermites make the leaves curled, thick and brittle. Thrips make streaks in the leaves. You can test for insects by holding a sheet of white paper under the plant and flicking the plant lightly with your fingers. The insects can be seen crawling on the paper.
I have a couple of brugs that have curled brittle leaves, and one has dry brown streaks on one leaf -- I don't have aphids, but I have had an ongoing problem with fungus gnats. I used a pyrethrum based spray a couple of weeks ago. I guess that's what might be causing it, but I'm a little concerned and want to know if there's anything I should be doing to get back on the right track. Needless to say I won't be using any more bug spray near those babies... Thanks! Gretchen
I'm fighting spider mites indoors. They don't seem to be a problem in the gh.
lhughes: I just saw your picture...were you featured in a SL article? I've been a subscriber my entire adult life, and my Mother always took it when I was a child... Anyway, I think it was in the last couple of years. And maybe there were some gazing balls on black pvc... Anyway it was a really cool garden. Was that you?
m m m Don't think so, what is SL? (Southern Living, NO!) Just saw what picture?
Oh, your member picture with the bottle tree, and I swear I've seen that picture somewhere before DG. Southern Living is the ONE that I read without fail, so I thought maybe I'd seen you there... Oh now the mystery ensues!
I do love my bottle tree. SL has not come to photograph my garden . . . . yet.
That is so cool! I love it -- maybe one of these days... :)
