Dr. Phyto

bird of paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Diseases & pests on this plant

• Coniothyrium leaf blight of StrelitziaConiothyrium concentricum

  Brown circular leaf spots with grey centers + concentric rings, spots expand + merge into large necrotic blotches, severely infected leaves dry + die, sporulation visible as black pinhead-sized fruiting bodies in lesion centers.

• brown soft scaleCoccus hesperidum

  Flat oval brown-tan scales (3-5mm) on undersides of leaves + along stems, sticky honeydew dripping onto floor or lower leaves, black sooty mould growing on the honeydew, leaf yellowing + drop in heavy infestations, ants attracted to honeydew.

• longtailed mealybugPseudococcus longispinus

  White cottony masses with long fluffy tails on twigs and fruit, copious honeydew, sooty mould blackening leaves, distorted fruit when calyx end infested.

• Fusarium leaf spotFusarium moniliforme

  Sunken brown spots with reddish-brown borders on the leaves, often after cold or wet damage, spots may merge and cause leaf collapse.