African Violet has leaf damage?

[Aza05]

I notice my African Violet's leaves are damaged. I was wandeing if anybody could tell me what is wrong, if it has a bugs, diease or too much water/sunlight or something?

I give it 4-5 hours of direct sunlight and I water it 1 cup of water when the soil becomes too dry.

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[Newt]

Hi Aza,

I can't quite tell from the photo if what I'm seeing is powdery mildew or possibly damage from a change in culture such as a change in sunlight or watering.* Powdery mildew is a whitish/grayish frosty-like dusting on the foliage, blossoms and flower stems.* Does the discoloration rub off?

This site shows many different leaf problems that African violets experience.* Anything look like what you are seeing?
http://www.steverd.com/violets/leaves/leaf-id.htm

Have you looked at the underside of the leaves to see if there are any bugs?

Newt

[Aza05]

It looks similar to the last one. number 30 which is Wilting leaves. I highly doubt its from to much heat. Since its spring but it could be from Root Rot, since I forgot to water it a week ago and dumped in 2 cups of water instead of 1. I took two more clearer pictures of a leaf I cut off.





If this is Root Rot, how do I get rid it? Do I have to physically take the plant out and cut it off? I had bad experiences with taking plants out their pot and cutting their roots, they always go yellow and die.

[Newt]

Maybe this will help.
http://www.reedsgreenhouse.com/problems.htm

Newt

[Aza05]

Thanks, I gave it other check. I realized that this is not crown rot but actually Botrytis Blight. I removed the infected leaves and flowers and stuck it out side to give it better air circulation.. is there anything else I can do like maybe spraying something to stop the fungu? :?

[Newt]

You are very welcome!* Botrytis blight comes in many different varieties depending on the plant.* Treatments also differ depending on the plant.* Unfortunatley I haven't found any fungicide that is recommended for African violets.* You can try a google search for more info as I only gave it a cursory look.* Try searching with:
African violet + botrytis

You can clean the surfaces around the plant or where you had the plant with a bleach solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water or use a household cleaner.* This will help to kill any spores that might have drifted from the plant to another surface.
http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texla...s/aviolet.html

Scroll down here to 'Fungal Problems.
http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/folnotes/africanv.htm

If you do find anything please share it with us.

Newt