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Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 1:51
| I have three mexican bush sages in a planter in my front yard. I planted them last spring and they have been doing really well until just recently. All fall, winter, and spring they absolutely thrived. The grew really fast, had big beautiful purple flowers from probably February through May. Then in June the flowers started turning white and the leaves started turning yellow. The plant has thinned out significantly and just looks sick. I don't really know what has changed other than it got hotter. It does get pretty hot in Texas in the summer (I'm in Austin) but I water them every week. Am I doing something wrong? Do they have a disease? is this just part of how the plant works? Help me out here! |
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| They bloom in spring and again in the fall. Mine have a few yellow leaves, but not bad. I typically cut mine back a third or more this time of year so they branch out and don't get too tall before the fall bloom. Could yours be root bound since they're in pots? |
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| They were looking really bad. Heavy yellowing and dropping of leaves. I should have posted a picture. I ended up cutting them way back so only the new growth in the center was left and really soaking them with water. So far they look okay. We'll see what happens. Really disappointing. These were the best plants I had in my front yard until about a month ago! |
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