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Aquilegia mildew?

mattheweaster86mattheweaster86 Posts: 2
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Can anyone identify what is wrong with this aquilegia plant? Obvious concern is that this may be downy mildew, in which case I will need to take action as soon as possible. The white appearing in the plant does not look exactly like the pictures I have seen of the disease so I'm hopeful there is a chance of saving the plant.

There are other aquilegia plants in the garden with similar symptoms. Any help is appreciated!

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    My first thought was no.  It may be frost damage, in which case the new shoots and flowering shoots should be OK.   It does not seem to have the yellowing of leaves.  I have not had downy mildew but Touchwood  national collection was wiped out. There is a lot more info on their website.




  • mattheweaster86mattheweaster86 Posts: 2
    Thanks. The problem does appear to have come about quite quickly. Here's a picture of another plant far more badly affected and in a different part of the garden
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’m hoping this isn’t that aquilegia disease, can you take a photo of the underside of a leaf? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    That second photo does look worse than the first. I think I would shear off all the damaged leaves and burn them (do not compost).  If new growth is OK you may have got away with it. If the new growth is the same, dig up up and burn the whole plant.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Hopefully its frost damage, would hate to think of the loss of my Aquilegia. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve never known frost damage on an Aquilegia, mine live under snow and frost and bounce back. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I have in the past had leaf edge damage after rain and then frost, but the plants never seem to come to harm by it @Lyn. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I know what you mean, but I’m not sure that’s the case in the OP’s one.
    i would like to see the underside of a leaf.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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