Symptoms: Crown
The following list provides a number of symptoms which may appear on
the crown of an African Violet. Select the one which best describes the
symptom you are seeing.
- Crown - Chlorosis. Crown pales.
It appears yellow or grayish in color. Other leaves may be affected, but
the chlorosis appears predominantly in the young leaves of the crown.
- Crown - Cotton, White Specks of
-. Crown has what looks like white specks of "cotton" on
it.
- Crown - Crystals, Orange. Crown
has orange crystals clinging to the plant hairs.
- Crown - Darkens (Necrosis).
Crown darkens. Other leaves may be affected, but the necrosis appears predominantly
in the young leaves of the crown.
- Crown - Deformed. Leaves in
the crown are deformed. Crown may appear tight as these newer, smaller
leaves curl up and grow together.
- Crown - Excessive Plant Hairs.
Crown has excessive plant hairs growing from it.
- Crown - Insects or Other Pests.
Crown has insects or other pests on it.
- Crown - Mushy. Crown wilts
or turns mushy. It may turn translucent brown with a soft, jelly-like consistency.
Other leaves may be affected, but the wilting appears predominantly in
the young leaves of the crown.
- Crown - Necrosis. Crown darkens.
Other leaves may be affected, but the necrosis appears predominantly in
the young leaves of the crown.
- Crown - No Plant Hairs. Crown
has almost no plant hairs growing from it.
- Crown - Orange Crystals. Crown
has orange crystals clinging to the plant hairs.
- Crown - Pale (Chlorosis). Crown
pales. It appears yellow or grayish in color. Other leaves may be affected,
but the chlorosis appears predominantly in the young leaves of the crown.
- Crown - Plant Hairs, Excessive.
Crown has excessive plant hairs growing from it.
- Crown - Plant Hairs, None.
Crown has almost no plant hairs growing from it.
- Crown - Raised above the Soil.
Crown appears to have risen abnormally above the soil line, resulting in
an elongated neck.
- Crown - Smaller. Leaves in
the crown appear smaller than normal.
- Crown - Specks of White Cotton.
Crown has what looks like white specks of "cotton" on it.
- Crown - Swells. Leaves in the
crown appear to be swelling up.
- Crown - Thin. Leaves in the
crown appear less abundant than usual.
- Crown - Tight. Crown appears
tight, as if the leaves in the crown are twisting and growing together.
- Crown - Webs. Crown has webs
or some other web-like substance covering it.
- Crown - White Specks of Cotton.
Crown has what looks like white specks of "cotton" on it.
- Crown - Wilts. Crown wilts
or turns mushy. It may turn translucent brown with a soft, jelly-like consistency.
Other leaves may be affected, but the wilting appears predominantly in
the young leaves of the crown.
Copyright 1999 Optimara/Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc. Nashville,
Tennessee. Doctor Optimara is a trademark of Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc.
Optimara and the Optimara logo are trademarks of International Plant Breeding,
A.G., Switzerland.