Arthropodium cirrhatum

[johnw]

Last summer I posted a shot of a mystery perennial I was given.  It was quickly identified as Arthropodium cirrhatum.

Today I was watering plants in storage and was alarmed to see a plant that appeared to be badly infected with Stagonospora curtisii.   The plant turned out to be the Arthropodium cirrhatum.  I wonder now if it is indeed stag or there is another disease which might be known affect Arthropodium especially in the southern hemisphaere.  I thought Stag only affected Amaryllidaceae.  At first the red bits appeared to be only at damage points - slug damage, leaf bending etc.  - however closer to the centre was what looked like classic stag.  Not surprising to have disease on anything after this past monsoon-like summer.

Any thoughts?  The plant is now in the growing and long line-up to the green bin.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

I can't say that I've noticed any type of disease at all on Arthrpodium cirrhatum. I have three different forms of it here, one with pinker flowers one with wider leaves that the usual. Their main problem is that they are not fully hardy. It is a coastal plant from more northern parts of the country.