Wow!

But I don't believe that Veronica is one of the plants susceptible to "AY"? I sure hope not. I have tons of of "VC" and I have many echs with "AY". I am just been holding off yanking them out...just to be sure that they wont be flowering.

I was under the impression that RC were not on the list as well, but looking at it, what else could it be?

I have more in other beds as well and they look normal. The irony is that I have 'Sunny Border Blue' about three feet away and they look fine. As stated before, I'm just smokin.

Originally the first diseased plant came from a nursery, a Pow wow Wild berry.

Asters Yellow can affect more than 48 plant families. Veronica is on the list. Google plants affected by AY you'll see a bunch of them it's scary.

Given how popular RC is on here, we'll have to place boday in the quarantine section of GW

Given how popular RC is on here, we'll have to place boday in the quarantine section of GW
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You people are covered - I did the pentagram, cast out nines and there were enough curses flying around to exorcise any demons.

But this is, very bad, obviously it overwintered - a lot of time and money went into this, all for naught. I'm scrambling around trying to patch holes. Definitely not gruntled.

It's sickening to see your plants go down like that They can go into remission during high heat. But as far as I can tell AY will eventually kill the plant. I'm sorry about your veronica. In case some may not know, watch your phlox, campanula, gladiolas ect. Thats what scared me about veronica Blue Bomb, the flowers looked like a witches broom. Another symptom of asters yellow. Sure hope it wasn't.

This is old but boday if you’re still around… how is your garden all these years later? I thought I was rid of all my AY last year and it’s appearing again with a vengeance. Last year echinacea, one gaillardia and an annual little daisy. This year I’ve destroyed phlox and penstemon and have a wary eye on several columbines and sadly two lilac bushes.

That’s kind of cool and you’re right…I would have pulled that out. 🫣 I’ll send pictures of what I’m seeing when houzz cooperates with me here.

But last year I’m pretty definite.

Here is the phlox

Columbine- I’m still watching this one.

Here are some from last year. Such a heartache when you love your garden and lose part.

Veronica Question: deformed flowers

i found this old post (above) on houzz but wasnt able copy the address

if someone can do that so others can read it ,it is interesting.

i do not know if leaves can fasciate. insect larvae can ccause weird leaf and stem expression. apologies for all typos ect it is too late for this,!