Powdery mildew is an obligate parasite. Huh? In short, powdery mildew doesn’t want to kill your plants – but it sometimes happens, by accident of course. We most often see this disease on plants outdoors where there is poor air circulation. You probably have seen peony bushes around town or even your own that ended…
Category: Gesneriad
Sunset Bells
Sometimes I struggle grasping the diversity of the Gesneriaceae family. With over 130 genera and an untold (well not untold but greatly disputed) number of species I am always amazed by this family of plants. One thing that I do find fascinating is: there are no native Gesneriads to the United States and Canada and…