Plant Problem

[elevatorman]

Does anyone know what this is growing on my bushes? What should be done about it if anything? It is hard to see. It is a fuzzy green stuff and is growing on many of my bushes.

[kittygilchrist]

ENH1224/EP485: Spanish Moss, Ball Moss, and Lichens - Harmless Epiphytes (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep485)

It could be a harmless, but not so pretty lichen.
To be sure, you can email your pic and question
to
askthemastergardener@ufl.edu.com

[kaydee]

yes as Kitty stated, its moss. It was all over several of my bushes including one out of my 3 crepe myrtle bushes. I had it diagnosed at a local nursery and it was recommended I use a product called "copper" something. I turned the whole issue over to my pest control company and the bush was sprayed. Currently that bush is full of foliage and new buds.

[Ozzello]

It is lichen. The leech of the plant kingdom. Direct applications of copper sulfate is the standard fix.

I was told by a longtime friend and local nurseryman ( has been growing wholesale here over 40 years, not a newbee ) that he mixes baking soda in water and gets great results, but I didn't get the ratio and I haven't tested it.