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Sickly Trachelospermum?

ThankthecatThankthecat Posts: 421
edited April 2018 in Problem solving
I planted this in a large container last summer. It's on a sheltered patio, against a south-facing wall. It has grown on reasonably well since planting but I'm worried that it doesn't look entirely healthy. Most leaves look nice and green but some have red and yellow patches and a very few have these brown blotches on them. There's no sign of any insect activity on the plant. I've never grown this before so for all I know it could be completely fine but just wanted to check. It's had a top dressing of Growmore in the last week - should I be worried / give it something else? I wondered if it might need some Sequestrene 

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Can't see your photo but they do suffer from frosts so probably just a matter of waiting and pruning off any obviously dead bits.  Click this symbol above the typing box to upload photos:


    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    Mine are the same, very common after a long and cold winter like we've had. They'll put on healthy green new growth soon. They are evergreens after all and tend to shed some leaves around now. Can always give it a sprinkling of fish, blood and bone. 
  • ThankthecatThankthecat Posts: 421
    Thanks both - Mark56, could you see the photos? 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Photo has appeared now, ttc. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • ThankthecatThankthecat Posts: 421
    Thanks for letting me know Bob - do you think it looks okay then?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    I'd wait until you see new growth and then spray it with diluted liquid seaweed which should help if it is short of minerals (it does look a bit yellow so may be short of iron or magnesium, for instance.)  Another cause of leaves yellowing is if the soil is waterlogged - check that the drainage holes beneath the pot aren't blocked.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • ThankthecatThankthecat Posts: 421
    Thanks, will do.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I think the photo is a bit big, taking a long time. I have a trachelospermum in a pot on a south terrace and it always looks like that at this time of the year. New leaves will grow and the old ones fall off, it will be fine.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    Yep loaded fine for me here - it's to do with Internet speed, a few users are having problems.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    If you have already given it some Growmore, don't add anything else for a while, you don't want to overfeed it. Mine looks like yours as well, as the others say, it loses some old leaves about now and may also have frost damage so just wait. If it's under the eaves, keep an eye on the watering.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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