Does the virus occur in other species of plants?

[Ponditis]

Does this virus occur in other species of plants that you are aware of at this time?

I would hate to introduce into my garden other plants that may harbor it

TIA

[Chris_W]

Hi,

According to Dr. Lockhart the virus is very specific to hostas. He has attempted to infect other garden plants with no success. Apparently the only plant he was able to infect, other than a hosta, was a type of tobacco plant. I don't know what kind.

Still, it is important to never keep an infected plant. Since he didn't test every possible plant out there we really don't know if it could possibly move to something else at some point in time.

Hope that helps.

Chris

[Ponditis]

Thanks for that answer so quickly. I had read somewhere that they have found it in another plant and was wondering if that was true. Now I have the answer to that.

I would never keep an infected plant and have no signs of it yet in my garden as yet. I have always been very careful and never plant the same species in an area that I have just removed a sick plant nor even removed a well plant. Yesterday I moved a hosta and planted an astilbe in its place.

Thanks again.
Lani