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sunflower with disease

13 years ago

This sun flower I got from a nursery kind of full grown, because I could not get any sun this summer to grow sunflowers. Now, we had a heat wave, it looked wilted, so I trimmed some of the leaves I found this. I now I have to dig it up and kill it, but what did I get so I can know better next time.

Here is a link that might be useful: link to flickr with sunflower leaf

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jean001
13 years ago
If the spots don't move, it looks like the fungus disease rust.

If so, no overhead watering. And /or find a way to control the weather!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
13 years ago
"If the spots don't move..." LOL, good one, Jean!

Here's a rust infected leaf for you to compare. Looks like the same thing to me, too.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1185656}}
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novice_2009
13 years ago
Jean and rhizo, what would you recommend to treat rust on perrenials (other than no over-head watering)?

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