Phlox > Holes in leaves
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Credit: Jeff Hahn
Credit: Jeff Hahn
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Deer, rabbit and other animal damage
- All of large sections of leaves are cut off and missing, leaving only a stem or petiole (leaf stalk)
- Animal foot prints or dropping near plant
- Often happens suddenly, overnight
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Hail
- Ragged holes in foliage
- Appears suddenly, after sever weather
- Affects very local area only, sometimes individual plants show damage
- Plants outgrow damage, leaves produced after hail event are undamaged
