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Japanese anenome yellowing leaf

TillyFlissTillyFliss Posts: 22
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i brought this plant from my previous house a year ago where it grew beautifully without problem. As you can see the leaves have taken on quite a distinctive 2 colour pattern. My concern is that it has a virus. Does anyone know? If not what do you think is the problem and how can i deal with it? 
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  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Could be a virus but it looks more like a deficiency of trace element like Manganese. 
  • TillyFlissTillyFliss Posts: 22
    Thank you Bijdezee
    Does anyone else think it is unlikely to be a virus?
  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 577
    I think it's manganese too
  • TillyFlissTillyFliss Posts: 22
    thank you both
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    GIve it a foliar feed of Epsom Salts diluted 15ml to 5 litres of water.   That will give an instant boost and then, next spring, fork a spoonful of the salts in around the roots and crown then water in.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    A bit of extra nourishment in the surrounding soil next spring will help too. A layer of manure/compost will boost the nutrients generally.  :)
    They're tough plants, so they won't suffer badly.  It's more of an aesthetic issue at the moment, and easily resolved. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • TillyFlissTillyFliss Posts: 22
    thank you all for your help - epsom salts it is then. I am so relieved no one thinks it's a virus
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    I think the Epsom salts is a good idea but I think it contains magnesium but no Manganese. What is the ph of the soil they are growing in? The higher the pH the more likely you are to get a deficiency. 
  • TillyFlissTillyFliss Posts: 22
    I don't know the ph but when it was tested it was described as 'slightly alkaline'
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Magnesium deficiency causes yellowing of the leaves.  It's called chlorosis and happens especially to plants which are sensitive to alkalinity levels in soil as, for some it can lock up iron and magnesium and make plants anemic.   Epsom salts are an easy fix.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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