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Aster yellows #866383

Asked April 29, 2024, 7:32 PM EDT

Does this plant have aster yellows?

Anne Arundel County Maryland

Expert Response

It's too early in the season for Aster Yellows symptoms to manifest in blatant ways, and this Echinacea bud appears to be normal. (If anything, it might have a touch of fasciation, but that is not always caused by a virus.) The insect vector has also not arrived yet (they usually arrive on stormfront winds from our south around early to mid-summer).

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied April 30, 2024, 9:46 AM EDT
Hi,

Thank you!

I was concerned that the plant had gotten aster yellows last year.  Is this possible. Last year I lost several plants to it.

The Question Asker Replied April 30, 2024, 9:33 PM EDT
You're welcome.
We can't rule out that a plant has a carry-over infection of Aster Yellows from a prior year, but only time will tell if the blooms or other parts wind-up exhibiting more diagnostic symptoms.

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied May 01, 2024, 9:16 AM EDT

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