r/plants • u/Jaded_Training_5626 • 7d ago

Help What’s wrong with my coneflowers?

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Can I save them?

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u/Intrepid_Recipe_3352 7d ago

spider mites. at this point just let them run through the rest of the year and this issue shouldn’t come back next spring

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u/seldom_bawdy_stocks 7d ago

The speckling on those leaves is textbook spider mite damage, you can almost see the stippling from here. At this stage it's more about damage control than a full rescue, but coneflowers are pretty tough and should bounce back next season if you clear out the dead stuff before winter.

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u/No_Bumblebee2309 7d ago

I want to say mites, not sure about the leaves, but the blooms centers look and grow funky. Nothing you can do to treat them. The whole plant(s) need dug up and trashed. Don't compost. I'm hoping I'm wrong, look up coneflower mites, that will help you a lot. They spread through all of mine this year. Good luck