I received this plant as a gift a couple of years ago and it has grown well. It surprised me with little yellow flowers, but now it has what appears to be some kind of fungus. Can you tell me the name of the plant and how I can treat it?
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It looks like a kalanchoe plant, a succulent.
I'm sure you have a Kalanchoe. Wikipedia lists 14 fungi, 4 viroids, and 3 bacterials known to attack Kalanchoe. It might take a plant pathologist to correctly identify the exact pathogen. Here is a good link for Kalanchoe problems.
www.clemson.edu/
With my limited knowledge, I would suggest isolating the plant from all others, remove as much of the heavily infected foliage as possible, and treat the plant with Funginex according to label instructions.
Kalanchoe are fairly easy to root. You might want to read instructions on rooting them, if you can find a non infected leaf or portion of the plant.
Hello !
I am sure what you think is fungus is just aphids so happy to find something green to eat at this time of the year. Yes ! aphids indoors I am dealing with them at the moment.
Forgot to mention... keep the plant on the dry side as much as possible til it begins to improve.
A type of kalanchoe. www.wikihow.com/
I do agree with Catherine and I don't agree with Catherine.
I accepted your diagnosis of fungus without looking closely. Now that I have looked more closely, I agree with Catherine. Your Kalanchoe appears to be covered with aphids. You should google Kalanchoe/aphids to find the best way to rid the plant of its infestation.
I do not agree with Catherine when she says the plant will not die due to an aphid infestation. If the infestation is heavy enough, I'm confident it can kill the plant.
Actually, you're in luck. The aphids are more easily gotten rid of than a fungus. If my smaller plants become infected with aphids, I drown the aphids by placing the plant in a 5 gallon bucket, cover the plant with water for overnight, remove and drain thoroughly.
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