How Do You Identify Peony Plant Diseases?
Learn how to prevent and treat the different harmful diseases of the Peony plant. The peony is one of the most popular spring flowers. It is a showy and generally hearty perennial that doesn’t require much care. It has large showy blossoms that come in soft rosy pink, deep red and white. Like any flower peonies can become diseased also. If planted in a site where there is not enough sun, water drainage and proper planting that includes spacing for air circulation and proper watering they will become susceptible to a disease. The more common one you may expect to encounter, especially if the spring has been unusually cool and wet is a fungus called Botrytis Blight, or White Mold (called Scerotinia Sclerotiorum). White Mold is a fluffy white mycelium that generally appears under humid conditions. It is a soil inhabiting fungus, that is impossible to remove and your peony plants will need to be removed and replaced with non susceptible ones. Do Not Replant With Peony’s. It is extremely ha
