Gardeners told how tulips get sick

Unfortunately, not only people get sick, but also plants, particularly flowers. Diagnosing the viral disease of tulips, which is called variegated leaf spot, is not so simple. After all, the flowers, after getting sick, become even more beautiful for a while, change their monotonous color to a colorful palette. And only after 1-2 years, the flowers become smaller, the stems become shorter, the bulbs give frail children.

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Mostly medium and late varieties are affected. The varicella virus is most noticeable on red, purple – dark colors of flowers. It is more difficult to see the disease on white and yellow ones, except that pale green strokes and stripes appear on the stems and leaves.

The virus is transmitted by insects, in particular ticks, aphids. Affected tulips are dangerous for neighboring plants. The disease is incurable, so the affected plants should be burned together with the bulbs.

In order to prevent variegated leaf spotting, it is necessary not to thicken the plantings, feed the flowers, and prevent the appearance of parasites. And if a disease has appeared in the area of ​​tulips, then you need to plant new bulbs of tulips, but in another place, because after 4-5 years the virus completely dies.

Knowing about the disease of tulips, you can prevent their disease in to his flower garden.