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    This document provides a summary of common hydrangea diseases including the symptoms, pathogen or cause, and recommended management for each. It lists four main diseases: Botrytis blight caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea which causes petals to turn brown and fall off and can kill flower buds; Cercospora leaf spot caused by the fungus Cercospora which leads to tan spots on leaves; Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe polygoni which produces white, cottony growth on leaf surfaces; and Virescence which is caused by a phytoplasma and results in green flowers and leafy shoots growing from flowers. It recommends practices like maintaining good spacing, air circulation

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    This document provides a summary of common hydrangea diseases including the symptoms, pathogen or cause, and recommended management for each. It lists four main diseases: Botrytis blight caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea which causes petals to turn brown and fall off and can kill flower buds; Cercospora leaf spot caused by the fungus Cercospora which leads to tan spots on leaves; Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe polygoni which produces white, cottony growth on leaf surfaces; and Virescence which is caused by a phytoplasma and results in green flowers and leafy shoots growing from flowers. It recommends practices like maintaining good spacing, air circulation

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    This document provides a summary of common hydrangea diseases including the symptoms, pathogen or cause, and recommended management for each. It lists four main diseases: Botrytis blight caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea which causes petals to turn brown and fall off and can kill flower buds; Cercospora leaf spot caused by the fungus Cercospora which leads to tan spots on leaves; Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe polygoni which produces white, cottony growth on leaf surfaces; and Virescence which is caused by a phytoplasma and results in green flowers and leafy shoots growing from flowers. It recommends practices like maintaining good spacing, air circulation

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    Hydrangea Diseases

    Informational table showing disease name, symptoms, pathogen/cause, and management of


    Hydrangea diseases.

    Disease Symptoms Pathogen/Cause Management


    Space plants to insure good air
    Petals turn brown and fall. circulation. Maintain low
    Leaf spots form, especially humidity. Avoid watering late
    where faded petals have fallen. in the day. Remove crop
    Flower buds are killed before debris. Apply a fungicide to
    Botrytis Blight opening. Botrytis cinerea protect plants.
    Water in a manner that keeps
    Tan spots with reddish-brown moisture off the leaves. Apply
    Cercospora Leaf Spot halos develop on leaves. Cercospora a fungicide to protect plants.
    Yellow areas form on leaves.
    These may become purplish.
    White, cottony fungal growth
    forms on the lower surface of Apply a fungicide as soon as
    Powdery Mildew the leaf. Erysiphe polygoni any mildew is observed.
    Flowers are green and may be
    stunted. Leafy shoots grow
    from the flower parts. Plants Discard infected plants.
    Virescence decline and die. Phytoplasma Maintain good insect control.
    Leaves may be mottled, have
    yellow spotting, dead flecks,
    line or ringspot patterns. Plant virus-indexed cuttings.
    Plants may be distorted or Hydrangea ringspot, tomato Maintain good insect and mite
    have flower color breaking, or ringspot, impatiens necrotic control. Destroy infected
    Viruses few flowers. spot plants.
    Cercospora leaf spot.

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