Post a reply

Avatar for Minyatur
May 28, 2024 4:32 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Helen
Long Island, NY (Zone 7b)
Bee Lover Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: New York Peonies Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Hello!

I noticed some discoloration on Joker's leaves early spring and removed the foliage, thinking it was some infection due to the long cool and very wet spring. As it got warmer this week, the pattern became much more pronounced and thought it looked like TRV. If it is TRV, how far and deep should I dig to remove the plant? Thank you!

Here is what it looks like as of right now, with a couple other stems looking pretty similar.
Thumb of 2024-05-28/Minyatur/8cdc75
Thumb of 2024-05-28/Minyatur/653431
Avatar for Minyatur
May 29, 2024 3:25 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Helen
Long Island, NY (Zone 7b)
Bee Lover Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: New York Peonies Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
The more I look at it, the more it looks like magnesium deficiency. I am not sure if I am just doing wishful thinking at this point. 😅
Chinook, the neighbor, is also exhibiting signs as well.
Thumb of 2024-05-29/Minyatur/595612
Image
May 29, 2024 6:55 PM CST
Moderator
Name: LG
Nashvillle (Zone 7b)
Butterflies Garden Photography Hostas Hummingbirder Peonies Region: Tennessee
Forum moderator
Gosh Helen, I hope it isn't TRV. I had one plant from another country that had splotchy leaves. The first year I removed the leaves. The second year when it came up like that, I dug the complete plant out, bagged it soil and all and took it to the trash. I threw away the gloves I wore and sterilized my shovel with 10% bleach solution. I have left the hole there to remind myself that there was a diseased plant there.

The plant I bought was not common, but also not that expensive so I wasn't too upset about throwing it away. Better to be cautious than let TRV spread to a peony I loved.

Let us know what you do.
LG - My garden grows with love and a lot of hard work.
Avatar for Minyatur
May 29, 2024 7:37 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Helen
Long Island, NY (Zone 7b)
Bee Lover Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: New York Peonies Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
I was searching for days and feared the worst, it didn't quite look like the TRV bullseyes but it didn't match chlorosis either. I emailed Adelman today and asked if they could help me identify if it's TRV or a magnesium deficiency and Steve confirmed it's magnesium deficiency!!!!!!! He got back to me within hours too! What a major relief! I am definitely a bigger Adelman fan, which I don't even know if it's possible. Hilarious!

I was preparing for the worst since Joker is 3ft away from pastelroma, Nelda's joy, Blushing Princess, Rachel, and Chinook. I thought I would be taking out half the bed, since chinook was showing symptoms too.
Image
May 31, 2024 6:47 AM CST
Moderator
Name: LG
Nashvillle (Zone 7b)
Butterflies Garden Photography Hostas Hummingbirder Peonies Region: Tennessee
Forum moderator
Oh Helen, that is good news. What will you be doing to remedy the situation?
LG - My garden grows with love and a lot of hard work.
Avatar for Minyatur
Jun 4, 2024 11:32 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Helen
Long Island, NY (Zone 7b)
Bee Lover Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: New York Peonies Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
I am going to try epsom salt for now and see if there is any improvement, I am starting to see more magnesium deficiency across flowerbeds and raised beds now. I wonder if it's related to our heavy rainfall from March to May, we got 2-4inches of rain every week.

We just did a soil testing early spring to figure out our flower beds and raised bed soil, everything fell in the normal range except for low organic matter/nitrogen and high levels of copper (from my roses and copper fungicide days Hilarious! ). I am kind of curious how that number compares now.
Only the members of the Members group may reply to this thread.
  • Started by: Minyatur
  • Replies: 5, views: 270
Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by wildflowers and is called "Iris x hollandica"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.