virus x? help!

13 years ago

I just got some giant hosta pieces from my aunt. I put the first giant clumps in today as one big hosta, but after putting them in I was looking at the foliage, which before I thought was just wilted and whatever from being transplanted yesterday, but now I think it has virus x!

a close up:

I have another giant clump I was going to plant, which looks like it might have it a little as well. Should I throw it out instead? What about the big one I just planted?

I was going to put them on either side of the hydrangea and move the hostas on the left to another location, but now I think maybe I shouldn't plant the other big hosta with the virus.

What do you think? What would you do if you were in my position?

Help! :( I called my aunt and mentioned the virus, but she didn't know what I was talking about.

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arylkin
Original Author
13 years ago
I've been googleing more pis and I think I do have a plant infected. I'll attach more pics below. Should I dig up the plant and pitch it? Is there anything I can do to cleanse the soil? Bleach?

Can someone confirm? I hate to lose such a big hosta! Also, I'm worried about the others that came from her house, they look fine though, but I'm worried about contamination...
Babka NorCal 9b
13 years ago
I would carefully lift it back out keeping all the roots in tact and put it in a bag with the leaves open to the air and tuck it in the shade. It will be fine there for awhile as long as the soil is kept moist (not wet). In the meantime get some test strips to be sure. It doesn't look too good but I am not an HVX or other virus expert.

-Babka
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
13 years ago
that plant.. is not worth a fraction of the cost of the test strips ...

for the $30 or 40 bucks the test would cost.. go buy mom and you a new hosta ...

get this one off the property .. sterilize your shovel .. and forget about the soil ..;. plant anything else there ...

and then go dig up moms ...

and clean her shovel also ...

you have a $5 hosta there.. dont go spending $25 to find out it is sick.. eh???

ken
arylkin
Original Author
13 years ago
I agree. Is there something I can do to the soil to protect it so I'm able to plant other hostas this spring?