unknown plant with illness
unknown plant with illness
Asked on 13 Apr, 2008
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This pant was doing alright indoors and grew to about 5ft tall. It then developed a white mould, particularly on the stalks. Last month I pruned it right down and changed the compost and washed the root system and repotted it. It has sprouted new leaves but the mould still persists. What is the name of the plant and what should I do about the mould?
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13 Apr, 2008
Is it a Begonia Rex? Looks badly affected by whatever it's got. Hope it doesn't infect any other plants. I'd be inclined to cremate it if it doesn't recover quickly after treatment.
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13 Apr, 2008
Not sure about the plant, but the mould could be woolly aphid rather than fungus. Try dabbing ti off with a cotton bud dipped in methylated spirits. Otherwise try a systemic insecticide.