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Author Topic: Dactylorhiza disease  (Read 5111 times)

Frederik

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Dactylorhiza disease
« on: June 09, 2007, 04:58:24 PM »
Hello
I have some orchids, dactylorhiza and orchis, in my garden. Unfortunately they have catched a very bad disease which I don't know how to cure. The main part of the infected plants die after the disease.
Is there anyone who knows this disease and how to cure it?
I have attached two pictures, so that you can see how it looks like.

Best regards,
Frederik Moeller,
Denmark

Ian Y

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Re: Dactylorhiza disease
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2007, 08:30:27 PM »
Hello Frederik
Many of us in th UK were affected by similar fungal diseases hitting our dactylorhizas a few years ago.
The good news is that it seems to have subsided now and our dactylorhiza plants are doing well again.
With our worst infected plpants I dug up the rhizomes and carefully removed the new young ones from the parent I disposed of the parent and kept the small young rhizomes which had not been infected.
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I know some people planted the diseased plants in a far away corner of their garden and in time some of them recovered.
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Re: Dactylorhiza disease
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2007, 10:05:48 PM »
The problem is caused by a fungal pathogen: Cladosporium orchidis. there is an article about this in "The Rock Garden" Journal number 107, June 2001.  The article by Brian and Maureen Wilson is on pages 168-170.

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Re: Dactylorhiza disease
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2007, 07:45:20 PM »
I agree with the diagnosis.  In my experience fungicides have little effect.  The only help I know is to replant into clean soil and keep the rain off the plants with a clear plastic sheet while keeping them well ventilated.

Brian Wilson Aberdeen
Linlithgow, W. Lothian in Central Scotland

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Re: Dactylorhiza disease
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2007, 10:33:47 AM »
Hello Ian Y, Maggi Young and Brian Wilson
Thank you for your help

 


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