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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comWhy are my verbena leaf edges white, looking bleached out? The leaves are drying where they are white. Did I burn then while watering with fertilizer? I have several verbena plants in pots, full sun, on my deck. They have been in the pots 3 weeks. A couple of the plants have shriveled, also.
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1 Comment To "verbena leaf edges white"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 05/06/2015 @ 2:28 am
Yes, your plants may have been burned from the fertilizer. You can try flushing the plants with water to remove excess fertilizer.
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