Re: Red blotches

From: David Armour (s365872@student.uq.edu.au)
Date: Thu Oct 22 1998 - 21:25:09 PDT


Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:25:09 +1000 (GMT+1000)
From: David Armour <s365872@student.uq.edu.au>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3354$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Red blotches


> Question to all, although especially to South Florida CP growers who
> experience the same growing conditions I do.
>
> I often find red splotches, almost like a rash, on a good deal of my
> Nepenthes plants. I have used fungicide many times on them and find that
> it works "moderately" well at best. Is this "rust spot" fungus and if so
> is there a way to truly remove it? It is very persistent.
>
> (The plants that show it do not necessarily share any common
> denominators...some are true lowland species, some lowland hybrids, some
> lowland-highland hybrids....and believe it or not, some plants just never
> get it at all.)
>
> Any thoughts?
>

Is it possible it is just sunburn from water droplets on the leaves when
there is also direct sunlight on the leaves?

David,
Brisbane.



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