Monday, May 11, 2009

What is peony wilt?

And can it be treated?

What is peony wilt?
impotence
Reply:Look here while I run out to look at my peonies.





http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles060...
Reply:It is the fungus decease. Like Clematis it is not


so common.


Dig and take the tuber out. Remove soil, add humas


and new soil. Replant the tuber. If you wish you can


use some anti fungicidal powder. Normally a Peony


patch survives for over fifty years , if looked after


properly.
Reply:Wilt


If some peony shoots wilt, yet the basal parts look perfectly sound, your plant may be suffering from Verticillium wilt. A soil-borne fungus (Verticillium albo-atrum) causes this disease. If you prune off the wilted shoot near the base and look at it in cross-section, you will see that the water conducting system inside the stem has turned brown. Verticillium sp is a destructive fungus and nearly impossible to kill because it lives in the soil. Because of this, if you have a confirmed case of Verticillium wilt (check with your county extension office), remove and destroy the infected plant. Do not replant with another peony or other plant susceptible to Verticillium sp.


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