Holly's Velvet Piecrust

Mary Ann · Post by **Mary Ann** » May 09, 2007 10:05 pm

I just noticed this one today, I'm sick.

It looked normal last season as do the other two I have elsewhere. This one used to reside near Breakdance and now instead of labeling her HVP, it'll be HVX.

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » May 09, 2007 11:11 pm

Oh!!! How sad! I am so sorry.

Minnow · Post by **Minnow** » May 10, 2007 3:52 am

SO why do you have Breakdance? Ugly thing! Infected it is!

Mary Ann · Post by **Mary Ann** » May 10, 2007 8:55 am

Elizabeth, I bought this plant in 02 from a nursery that featured Breakdance. If the virus can incubate that long, that's really scary.

Other than that I dunno how HVX could have leaped into this garden, it's been all planted for 4 years.

thy · Post by **thy** » May 10, 2007 6:26 pm

Can you do a one leaf close up ?

Mary Ann · Post by **Mary Ann** » May 11, 2007 10:27 am

I really didn't want to get that close to it, Pia,

and wishing someone would tell me I'm wrong.

It's all bubbly and chartreuse.

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » May 11, 2007 10:33 am

Oh, that just makes my eyes hurt. Toxic waste!

impatience · Post by **impatience** » May 11, 2007 1:27 pm

Four years?????? Scary indeed!

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 11, 2007 4:55 pm

Mary Ann - that reminds me a lot of what my 1st Bridegroom started looking like in 2005. Since I'd had a lot of frost damage that spring, I was hoping it was frost related [although every leaf looked the same]. Unfortunately it looked exactly the same last year when it emerged. I sent a pic to Chris who said it looked like HVX to him. That Bridegroom was from 2002 & never showed any signs at all until 2005. It was removed & incinerated last year.

thy · Post by **thy** » May 12, 2007 7:13 pm

I was hoping it was frost damage, that's why I asked for a close up

Think it is HVX

, but you can cut of a leaf, put it in a zip lock bag and send it to Chris before you deside to dig it up... best I can do

fost damage is still a player, but the hand is not that good

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » May 12, 2007 11:07 pm

Awww Mary Ann....It sure looks like HVX even to me....

I keep watching my Sum & Substance. And I think the same...it's been a few years, but it can still pop up....

So sorry Mary Ann.....HVP is a cutie when normal.

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » May 13, 2007 6:48 am

Unfortunately it can be many years before an infected hosta starts to show signs. I've heard as many as 7 for S&S. Just what we need.....something to fret about for years and years!

What a shame about your HVP. Such a gorgeous hosta and it sure does look like HVX. I would imagine that Chris will pop on here and give his opinion as soon as he has the time. If he doesn't in the next day or so, why don't you drop him a PM and ask him to check this post out.
And Nurseries should no better than to display an infected plant!! I won't buy from a nursery like that. They can tell me all they want to that they keep the plant isolated from their stock, but who knows if someone that works there takes their clippers and goes around clipping off scapes of ALL the plants without cleaning their tools between each one!!