something nasty?

catewithers

I have a lovely little shrub in my garden - don't ask me what it is I haven't got the foggiest!

As I was rescuing the flower bed around it this evening, I noticed lighter green/yellow spots on the leaves. When I turned the leaves over, the spots on the other side are fluorescent orange and look a bit like mould. When I scratch at the spots, they come off but the leaf still has the paler spots underneath.

What is it? What can I do about it?

lauralla

I think its rust. I looked in my book and it says that the rust is particular to a variety of plant, so it shouldn't spread to different plants.
Prune the diseased branch/stem, or burn and replace the plant. Don't compost it. You can get a spray for rust, I think usually for roses, so you might find something in the rose section.
Hope this helps!

floyd

If it looks like this its rust



Something like Systhane or any other systemic fungicide should sort it out

peter_the_piper

Just a small addition to ffloyds post, make sure you pick up any fallen leaves as this is liable to be a source of reinfection later. Throw the leaves in the waste bin or burn them, don't compost them.

catewithers

I want to avoid pruning it if I can as I've already pruned it back quite a lot - the whole garden was really overgrown when we moved in - but it does seem to be on the majority of the plant. I'll give the fungicide a go.

Thanks for your help.