I have Helianthus angustifolius, Agalinis purpurea, Bidens aristosa, Solidago sp., Verbena bonariensis, Pavonia hastata. Let me know if you would be interested in trading with me. Thank you. Don Here is a link that might be useful: My Tradelist

Hi Larry. These have only been in pots so far. I overwinter them outside, so at first, I thought it might be frost damage (the leaves were completely encased in ice last winter). I guess that can't be the problem because some of the new growth has it too. I'm just afraid it'll spread and overwhelm the plants. Some nearby rose bushes have a very similar thing going on with their leaves, except the marks are much more round/circular. As for the possibility of weevils, to be honest, I'm not sure! I've inspected the plants a few times now for insects but the only thing I've found are a couple of small spiders here and there hanging in the webs they make between the branches. I don't know what has been eating them :(

As the pictures show, the plants are rangy and not as dense as most hedging material. If you have room to let the plants get large-ish, they work. They do bloom on new and old wood, so some pruning does not eliminate next year's bloom totally. Feijoas need summer water to look their best, if you are in a hot dry summer area such as Portland.

Still seeing freeze die back here even though it has been months since the last cold snap . Combine freeze stress , drought damage and hot , windy dry days - it's a wonder the plant is even alive ! Using a clean sharp pair of pruners , cut back to green wood . Scrape the bark to find where the brown ends and green begins . Sometimes pruning will stimulate a plant to send out new growth . Do not fertilize until the plant has recovered from so much environmental stress and regular rains return .