What causes split flowers & is there a remedy?
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
6 years ago
Having just viewed Dain's superb flower that has the same issue as one of mine, it's prompted me to ask.....What causes this flower splitting, does anyone have the answer?
My flowers are no way as exciting as Dains though!
One of my plants, the pale lemon yellow one is doing this again this year. Seems like it's only on certain branches though....any thoughts?
Is it a virus, lack of something specific, will it recover? It did the same last year. I'm reluctant to remove the branches that do this as I have so few plants, 8 in total, which aren't that big compared to many of yours here on the forum. I don't want to mess this plant up and am so grateful for any flowers my plants produce as many of you know I've been patiently waiting for years for them to bloom from my treasured seed grown efforts!
This batch of blooms are now on their way out, but these first two flowers clearly show these annoying splits, the third one is intact. Lots more buds to come, some do brown in the bud stage and drop prematurely though :-(
Thanks for looking in :-)
Gill
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Comments (9)Christine, I have mixed feelings about those flowers. On one hand, I know it's a problem but on the other hand, they're actually quite unusual and pretty. It does appear to be one of those plant viruses or some other virus-like pathogens that cause split flowers. There is no cure and it will take a lot of work to make sure it does not spread to your other plants. If I had this problem, I would probably bury them right away, primarily because of the amount of trouble it will take to be responsible for them. I have had to discard one plant that looked infected with some kind of pathogen (mottled, soft leaves and buds that split before opening). Commercial adenium growers really do not know much and probably do not care. I only know of one who is actively cleaning up its stocks (Tropica Nursery out of India, I think). Adeniums in Taiwan, for instance, have tested positive for cucumber mosaic virus. Even Florida has found this same virus in adeniums there---this is good news because once growers start testing for one thing, they will likely test for other things and we get a clearer picture of what's going on. This means they recognize it as a problem and will probably do something to protect their business. I don't think anyone is doing any kind of testing in Thailand at all. Anyway, if I wanted to keep the affected plants, I will not allow them to bloom at all, let alone go to seed because seeds get infected as well. On top of that, whatever this is, insects will transmit this pathogen to other non-adenium plants. For the rest of its life I'd have to treat it like an Ebola patient--gloves, sterilization of tools before and after use (which I do anyway) but the worst is quarantine. Where I am, this means keeping an infected adenium indoors in its own tent, under lights forever. So I buried it in the yard. I strongly recommend isolating affected plants for now and keeping them out of reach of insects, if possible. As a last resort, I would probably hard-prune them all and keep an eye on what the new growth will be like. Then sterilize your tools. If this is viral, there is really nothing much we can do. I wish I had better information. Pagan...See MoreWhat's the probability of a water leak causing subfloor damage?
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Peter Newcastle Aust spider mite breeder
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Lisa P
6 years agoNot quite split like yours but I've had a few lately that look like this. I was advised that it was stress. I've only had this one a few weeks so I figured that the move from where ever they came from, to my local store, then brought home to a different environment that's why it looks rough around the edges. Alot of the little buds that the plant had fell off. I'm just waiting for the buds that are on it have a slight chance to bloom before I repot them. And they all really need a fresh new mix and pot.
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agotan808
6 years agoHi Gill, yours definitely a keeper. I am keeping a stubborn adenium that hasn't bloom since bought, waiting 3 years already, the flowers better not split if it ever will... lol.
And this is the "beautiful" multi split fatty bud at my place :)
Marie Tran
6 years agogreenclaws UK, Zone 8a
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6 years agoMarie Tran
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Dain (Zone 5a, high NM Desert)
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6 years agoPeter Newcastle Aust spider mite breeder
6 years agoHi all this is one i have that every bud will not open it just splits in many pieces it is about 2/3 yo i have never seen the flower open properly its a shame its an apricot colour
i only just found a pic to compare
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