Milkweed problem

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Jun 01, 2004

Hi-

I'm not sure where to post this. Is there a forum for garden problems? If not, how can I suggest one???

Anyways, my swamp milkweed's flower buds are brown and all dried up. I suspect it's from all the rain but they're swamp milkweed, don't they like wet?

Does anyone have this problem and what can I do?

-Thanks for any help
Capt

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sundry Franklin, LA(Zone 9a) Jun 02, 2004

Hi Capt, welcome to DG =)

I wish I could help with your milkweed, but I don't have a clue.

Anyway, there is a Garden Foes forum
http://davesgarden.com/f/pad/
but I think they talk more about bugs and weeds and critters . . . Maybe you could try the perennial forum.

http://davesgarden.com/f/perennials/

Good luck!
Cheri'

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BloomsWithaView Moab, UT(Zone 6b) Jun 02, 2004

I have seen cactus flowers do this when it rains just before they were going to open. And when the same thing happens to something in my garden, I pinch off the bud and mostly the plants make another try. Good luck. Blooms

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Jun 02, 2004

It looks like a fungal infection of some sort. I would cut the infected blooms off. It's early enough so your plants should recover and send out more flowers.

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