Not sure what to do with this

bkay2000

4 years ago

This is a plant I purchased about a month ago. It had leaves around the bottom, but the leaves have died. I wasn't sure how to handle it, so I just left it like it was hoping it would cure itself and root into the soil. However, it got knocked over a couple of times. Then the lower leaves turned yellow and died. Now it looks like the other leaves are going to die.

What would you do?

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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Plant it deeper so the crown is at the soil level, give it a good soaking and stop knocking it over.

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djacob Z6a SE WI
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Could that be southern blight? I have never had a case as I am in the midwest, but from what I read, it starts with the yellowing of leaves at the base and then quickly kills the plant……but I feel like I am preaching to the choir here…….just a suggestion. Not sure what to do if it is southern blight………

debra
bkay2000 thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
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bkay2000
Original Author
4 years ago
Maybe... on the southern blight. I'll doctor it. It can't hurt.

bkay
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 years ago
Keep us posted! BTW, what hosta is it?

debra
bkay2000
Original Author
4 years ago
It's supposed to be Color Glory. It's really young, so I'm not sure.

bk
Babka NorCal 9b
4 years ago
Whenever I see any sort of a problem at the base of a leaf, I remove that whole leaf to expose the problem better. Southern Blight is supposed to have tiny orange balls. See any of those?

Hope not!

-Babka
undertheoaksgardener7b
4 years ago
I agree with Babka. There is a suspicious brown bruising at the base of the two large stems. Those leaves and stems should be removed and the remaining stem bases inspected prior to bleach-treatment and replanting., if you have time.
bkay2000
Original Author
4 years ago
No indication of Southern Blight. I'll remove the bruised leaves and see if there is anything there.

bk
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 years ago
Don’t see any red balls, but I thought the red balls were with sclerosis……. Maybe both have that? I am only guessing….
debra
bkay2000
Original Author
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Well, now I know who was knocking it over. The landscape guy is knocking it over with his leaf blower. I don't water on Monday morning as I know he is coming. He knocked over another one Monday. The small pots are easy to blow over.

I'm still not sure what the problem is or if there is one. I removed the bruised leaves and found "stuff' that seemed ordinary. There was quite a bit of debris where the petiole is attached. There were a couple of slight spider webs between leaves and then some that were more dense clumps of webs on a couple of leaves. Then, I looked up spider problems on hosta and found very little.

Below are some photos of what I saw:

The only thing I saw that gave me pause was some "rust" like spotting on the Color Glory. You can see the slight webs on the photo below (on the "rusty" leaf). Also found similar spots on my Liberty. It, too has a lot of debris at the junction of the petiole like the little one. I don't see any webs on the Liberty. Both are new this year, but not from same source.