Murder Mystery

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jkappy54 Joined: 7/21/2008 Location: Hockeytown Posts: 2	Posted: Jul/21/2008 8:17 AM PST Might anyone have any ideas on what could be killing my coneflower plant? I have six of them, one is dying. The leaves are dessicated and so are the flower heads (mature and immature). Not all the stalks. One plant only is affected. I hope to prevent whatever the problem is from spreading to my other plants. Coneflower is one plant I have pretty good luck with. I can add pictures if that would be helpful, just let me know. Looking forward to your ideas. Janet Quote \| Reply \| Report

sassmuffin Joined: 2/16/2004 Location: west allis wisconsin Posts: 638	Posted: Jul/21/2008 10:39 AM PST Can you post a picture? Quote \| Reply \| Report

jkappy54 Joined: 7/21/2008 Location: Hockeytown Posts: 2	Posted: Jul/21/2008 6:42 PM PST Sass...thanks for your offer to help. With some help from a master gardner friend, we ID'd viral wilt. I've pulled the plant and disposed of it. I guess even if she happened to be wrong, I wouldn't have wanted to take the chance of it spreading to my other coneflowers. The good news is that all the garden centers here have perennials on sale this time of year. I'm pretty sure I'll find a "little something" (or somethingS) to replace it! Quote \| Reply \| Report