Hollyhock has rust, now what?

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zone5girl Painesville, OH(Zone 5b) Jun 20, 2006

I just noticed today that my hollyhock was looking weird and through a bit of internet surfing, I found out it was rust. It says to cut off the infected leaves...well, that's pretty much all of them! If I cut them all off, won't it die? Can I keep it from getting worse by doing a weekly spraying with fungicide? Tamara

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 22, 2006

This is a good website for you. http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/hollyhockrust/hollyhockrust.htm Unfortunately, spray doesn't cure the problem on already infected leaves. It protects other noninfected leaves. So those leaves still need to be picked off and destroyed - put in a plastic bag and then trash them. Get them out of your yard. The link will tell you what else you have to do to safeguard next year's hollyhocks. Or you'll have it again....

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zone5girl Painesville, OH(Zone 5b) Jun 22, 2006

Thank you very much! Tamara

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