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Aster Yellows Disease in Coneflower (Echinacea)

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Coneflowers are one of my favorite perennials. Environmentally there are few things to worry about with them. They are drought tolerant, bloom prolifically, and help to create a beautiful landscape. Unfortunately there is one major issue that can destroy whole gardens of these perennials: Aster Yellows. Recently I filmed a short video on a coneflower in my garden that has Aster Yellows disease. It’s easy to spot. Check out the video below for more information on Aster Yellows disease:

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Cause of Aster Yellows Disease

Aster Yellows main characteristics are deformed and discolored flowers.
  • Phyoplasma causes the deformities
  • Leaf hoppers and juice sucking inspects transfer it from plant to plant.

Prevention of Aster Yellows Disease

  • Remove infected plants
  • Plan your garden plantings with some space between members of the aster family.

If you enjoy coneflowers or are considering adding a few to your garden read this post: Echinacea in the Garden, Why You Should Plant It.

How to Save Seeds of Echinacea (Coneflower)

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Fall is that time of year when gardeners begin the process of cleaning up the garden but also is the time when we begin to think of next year and saving seeds. One of the my favorite plants is echinacea and I like to save the seed from it to grow and expand gardens. Saving … Read more

Garden Status Report: Mid July

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It hardly seems to me that spring had even started before it was gone.  This growing season has gone by so quickly, or maybe I’m just getting too busy!  Unfortunately the garden has been through some rough times.  Drought and unbelievable record heat have crippled gardening in many ways from killing plants to keeping gardener’s … Read more

Echinacea in the Garden – Why You Should Plant Coneflowers!

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For this post I really don’t need any words, the pictures will explain why you should plant echinacea (coneflowers) in your landscape. But since this is a blog I have to tell you why I like echinacea in the garden and where I’ve planted it! Echincea is one of the easiest plants I’ve found to … Read more