What is this ?

thy · Post by **thy** » Jun 12, 2006 6:02 am

It is one a friends hosta. They got it as a gift, buut it is easy to see something is strange.
Can't see any zig zagging, but only all those fine lines

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Jun 12, 2006 6:32 am

Wow Pia, I don't know what that is, but it sure is suspicious looking!

I hope Chris can help you with that....

Alexa

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Jun 12, 2006 6:44 am

While I am no expert on the virus, that looks much too uniform over the entire leaf. Could be just a combination of stress and nutritional deficiency.

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Jun 12, 2006 8:40 am

Certainly scary looking, but is this one of those hostas that aren't infected but have markings like that normally? I know Kiwi Forest can be scary looking with it's splotches, but supposedly it's okay.

Post by **Chris_W** » Jun 12, 2006 8:45 am

I was thinking nutrient deficiency too, but then started wondering if this is just supposed to be a misted, light colored plant. It doesn't look like a virus. I wonder what it will do now that it is planted

thy · Post by **thy** » Jun 16, 2006 4:36 am

They got it last year and it is planted in the soil. They do have a lot of hostas but have kept this one in a special corner.. I have scared them you know

largosmom · Post by **largosmom** » Jun 18, 2006 9:38 am

It certainly is strange looking.

Laura

thy · Post by **thy** » Jun 20, 2006 6:38 pm

Keep you posted

By the way, it is rather ugly

But Chris may be on the track, I looked very closely on a leaf on Guardian Angel, and it seems to have the same patern .. don't belive me.....go look