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white spots on phlox leaves #8670 October 2nd, 2002 at 05:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 G gardendeb OP Junior Member
OP gardendeb Junior Member G Joined: Oct 2002	HELP!! i'm a total beginner...bought a house more for the garden and yard than the house!...know nothing about gardening...white stuff on phlox (and some other broad green leafed plants) looks like paint got splashed on leaves...what is it? what do i do?

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Re: white spots on phlox leaves #8671 October 3rd, 2002 at 04:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Wisconsin P Plant Doctor Member
Plant Doctor Member P Joined: Sep 2002 Wisconsin	Sounds like you have a case of powdery mildew. You can treat it with a fungicide, to cure it. If possible thin them out a little bit to allow more air to move between the plants. It is a unsightly disease but rarely does it get bad enough to actually hurt the plant itself.

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