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English Ivy (Hedera) Diseases

Informational table showing disease name, symptoms, pathogen/cause, and management of English Ivy (Hedera) diseases.

Updated:

July 31, 2016

Disease	Symptoms	Pathogen/Cause	Management
Bacterial leaf spot	Circular, dark-brown to black spots with yellow halos develop on leaves. Leaves yellow, die, and fall.	Xanthomonas campestris pv. hederae	Purchase plants free of the disease. Discard infected plants. Water in a manner that keeps the surface of the leaves dry. Apply a bactericide to protect leaves.
Fungal leaf spot	Large, irregularly shaped, tan to brown spots have numerous, tiny dark-brown dots (fruiting structures) within them.	Colletotrichum trichellum	Purchase plants free of the disease. Discard infected plants. Water in a manner that keeps the surface of the leaves dry. Apply a fungicide to protect leaves.