Hydrangea

[Yvonne R]

I have a pink hydrangea which has white oblong markings on the underside of its leaves, a bit like polystyrene. I assume it's some kind of fungus! Does anyone know what it is and how I should treat the shrub to get rid of it? Thanks.

 

[Becky]

Does it look like this? https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=557

 

[Yvonne R]

Yes it does Becky. What can be done? Does it mean losing the plant altogether?

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Wow, what a shame. never seen that.

 

[Becky]

Yes it does Becky. What can be done? Does it mean losing the plant altogether?

Depends on how heavily infested it is - if it's bad then it would probably be worth scrapping the plant unfortunately. If it's not too bad you could try a chemical treatment, but I have no personal experience with it so can't make any recommendations for specific products.

 

[Yvonne R]

Thanks anyway Becky.

 

[Annue]

Yes it does Becky. What can be done? Does it mean losing the plant altogether?

Please add some line under the plant and water real good that should help

 

[Yvonne R]

Annue, did you mean lime? Otherwise I don't understand!

 

[Esther Knapicius]

yes she met lime

 

[Yvonne R]

Ok, thank you for your advice. I'll try that.