flower blight on azalea

[buddhamonk]

cold and wet weather here in Portland this spring cause my late blooming satsuki to develop some petal blight this year (about 30% of the flowers)

What should I use next year. Any recommended fungicide?

 

[Harunobu]

Yeah use fungicide. Not sure what active ingredients that work vs which species of fungi.

Removing the affected flowers of course also helps. As is protecting them from rain.

 

[buddhamonk]

which brand of fungicide?

My books say to use benomyl but apparently it's been removed from the market.

 

[Harunobu]

I don't know. Brands are different. And so are banned and not banned funcigides. I am sure you can find rose petal blight funcigide.