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Echinacea care requirements
water
Once established, drought tolerant. Water regularly when young.
soil
Well-draining, moderately fertile soil.
light
Full sun.
symptoms
Symptoms to look for in Echinacea
- fiber_manual_recordYellowing or reddening of foliage starting at leaf veins
- fiber_manual_recordStunted, spindly growth
- fiber_manual_recordDistorted, greenish or deformed flowers
- fiber_manual_recordExcessive production of small, weak side shoots (witches'-broom)
help
Common causes in Echinacea
Caused by a phytoplasma (a bacteria-like organism) spread mainly by aster leafhoppers feeding on infected plant sap; spreads fastest in warm weather when leafhopper populations are high.
healing
How to treat aster yellows in Echinacea
There is no cure once a plant is infected; remove and destroy infected plants promptly to reduce the source of infection for leafhoppers to spread further.
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Preventing aster yellows in Echinacea
Control leafhopper populations with row covers or insecticides, remove nearby weeds that host the phytoplasma, and choose resistant varieties where available.