European wild ginger

14 years ago

Hello. This is my first posting, and I need help!

I have European wild ginger growing throughout my yard. It thrives to the point where I'm always giving clumps away, however in a shady patch between my house and my vegetable garden, there is a clump that is succumbing to a black blotchy fungus-looking disease that causes the plants to rot. A foot away from this patch, separated by a slate path, is a patch of healthy specimens in an even shadier spot under some ancient rhodos.

Can anyone offer a suggestion as to what is afflicting these E. W. gingers, and advice as to whether they can be rescued or removed?

Thank you much for any help you can provide.

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Comments (4)

Iris GW
14 years ago
If you have so much of it then I would be tempted to dig up and discard the afflicted one before whatever it has spreads to other plants.
greenhavenrdgarden
14 years ago
I'd second the above suggestion. I'm not sure what the problem is and hopefully someone can answer but if you don't find out, I would dispose of the plants with the problem.
Lucky you to have so much EWG!! I'm jealous! I want to buy some for my woodland garden but it is SO expensive around here. I just can't bring myself to pay the prices the local nurseries are asking. I usually don't flinch at pricing if it's something I really want but the European wild ginger is really pricy for a groundcover type plant :( I think the best I've seen it is $25 for a SMALL pot.
Good luck!
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arcy_gw
14 years ago
Is it a damp spring? Try some sulfur for fungus's. I just sprayed my entire gardens this morning. One year I lost everything..for the year. It all came back strong as ever the following year. Spray early and spray often!!
oliveoyl3
14 years ago
could they be planted too deeply?