Struggling with red amaryllis burn in properly

"Red burns" at the amaryllis - it is not the effects of direct sunlight, and serious illness stagonosporoz. This disease is a scourge for Amaryllidaceae family, which includes several varieties of flowers.

clinical picture

Stagonosporoz - is a fungal infection that affects only some members of the family Amaryllidaceae. Most often suffer amaryllis and giperastrumy. Another name for this disease "red rot".

Diagnose stagonosporoz very simple - on the surface of the leaves and bulbs appear reddish-brown oblong spots. The spots may be in the form of strips which are disposed along the sheet.

Besides distinguishing feature, there are less marked:

· The plant does not bloom

· The bulb does not increase in size, it flakes dry

· The leaves look wilted.

As the disease progresses, amaryllis noticeable fading. Red spots begin to appear on all the leaves on the stalk, and even on the flowers.

If not diagnosed in time, the fungus spores to spread around. And if there is a plant of the family Amaryllidaceae, it is also exposed to infection.

How to deal

Fighting stagonosporozom makes sense, if the plant is not affected very much. If you hit the deep layers of the bulbs, the flower can not be saved.

Thus, we begin the fight. We need: a sharp knife, fungicides or any preparation containing copper, gloves.

Damaged plants should be isolated from other Amaryllidaceae. Next, you need to cut off any damaged leaves and throw them. Then you need to dig up the bulb, remove the old scales and carefully inspected.

If there are defeats places they need to be cut with a sharp knife. It is also necessary to remove the old roots and rotten parts of the stems.

Without waiting for drying, sections were treated with fungicides. For this fit:

· Bordeaux mixture

· Copper sulphate

· Combined fungicides (Gamair, Alirin).

All preparations must be diluted in accordance with the instructions.

After the treatment, the bulbs need to be dried in a ventilated room for a week.

After that, you need to plant a bulb in a new, disinfected soil. It is strictly forbidden to use the soil in which once grew infected plant.

If the pot out of the infected plants to throw a pity, it is necessary to disinfect the well, and it is possible to plant the plant is not subject to stagonosporozu.

In the treatment of this disease - the main thing is not to miss the tiniest affected areas. Otherwise the plant is sick again.

When properly carried out the treatment procedure, amaryllis will recover, and will again delight in its beauty.