Re: HELP: u.sandersonii with fungi
John H. Phillips III (phillips@library.ucsf.edu)
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 16:10:04 -0700
At 01:01 PM 9/12/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>in the last few days I noticed that some sort of fungi (I think) is growing
>on the surface of my u.sandersonii.
>The plant was since today with water level in the tray just below the
>surface of the soil and exposed to moderate light. The leaves were healthy.
>This stuff I noticed is pale white or very light brown and some has the form
>of little mushrooms. The worse thing is that there is a surface of about 2
>sqaure cm of the utric were the leaves seem like MELTED and have gone grey!!
>Can someone help me identify this disease and tell me how to cure it.
>Would a fungicide I have for the seeds be of any good???
>Must I back off the water??
>By the way I also have this stuff, in smaller quantities, on a sarracenia
>that I bought yesterday.
>thanks in advance
>please help
>Stefano Mosca (fly@rm3.flashnet.it)
>"Never express yourself more clearly than your thoughts" - Niels Bohr
Hi Stefano,
Move your plants into a warmer location with more light. And spray with
a fungicide. If you lose all your U. sandersonii on the surface, it may
come up from what is still growing underground.
John H. Phillips III e-mail:phillips@library.ucsf.edu
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