April 18, 2008
My baby Shefflera houseplants have this orange vine- like stuff with white buds wrapped around. What is it?
I need to know what this is and what to buy to kill it
Mml s...
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You don't say if the plant is indoors or outdoors. If it's outdoors, it might be dodder, which is a parasitic annual weed that wraps itself around plants with thread-like vines. If it is dodder, pull it out. You can't spray it with anything that won't kill the plant.
Consider taking a sample to the county office of the Cooperative Extension Service for positive identification.Join this conversation.
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