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Vinca Diseases

Informational table showing disease name, symptoms, pathogen/cause, and management of Vinca diseases.
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November 21, 2023
Vinca Diseases
Disease Symptoms Pathogen/Cause Management
Blight Branches and eventually the entire plant blackens at the base and dies. Phoma Avoid overhead irrigation. Apply a fungicide as a sprench (drenching spray).

Vinca minor stems that have died from Phoma

Vinca minor stems that have died from Phoma. 

A Vinca minor transplant growing in a peat pot is showing the symptoms of blight

A Vinca minor transplant growing in a peat pot is showing the symptoms of blight.

Vinca minor groundcover with a few pairs of leaves browned or dull green from blight

Vinca minor groundcover with a few pairs of leaves browned or dull green from blight.

Gary W. Moorman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pennsylvania State University
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