Hi. I had about 12 streps that I ordered as tiny babies last fall from Rob's Violets. They did great, blooming and growing, and I keep potting them up into successively larger pots until I got to 4" azalea pots.

Then this summer came around and they started dying. It starts with the leaves going brown and crispy, from the outermost leaves in. I would remove the dead/dying leaves until eventually there was nothing left but a dead stump in the middle. I also noticed that during the last round of blooms, some blooms would turn a sickly brown color and go limp. From the autopsies I have done, it doesn't appear that they are rotting.

What's up? I have been fertilizing each week with DynaGro, flushing with plain water every monthm, and I know I am not overwatering. Nothing has changed other than summer came and the temps in my home did increase (bad AC) to probably around 75 or 80 during the day. It's humid as all heck (VA summer) so I don't imagine that's it.

I have already lost about 4 plants and don't want to lose any more!

Thanks for your advice!