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Dying Pansies
Kath 3
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My winter flowering pansies have literally been dying overnight. They seem to be covered in aphids and little white specks. Help!
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Thanks, never heard of Pansy sickness, is it in the plants when you buy them?
the aphids will have sucked the life out of them, either spray or bin. Pansys do get a type if rust on them, spotty leaves is a sign. But your problem is probably with the aphids and white fly.
Think I may have same problem. Pansies were looking very sickly and soil around them appears to be covered in what looks like sawdust. Have binned pansies, tulips are now coming up in same pot so not sure whether they will survive.
I find that pansies and violas have really not enjoyed the mild wet weather we've had this winter.
Lift your pots off the ground so that they drain well - the tulips won't like to be too soggy - but hopefully they should be fine when spring arrives.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.