February: Camellia Yellow Mottle Virus
01 Feb 2024
I painted Camellia yellow mottle virus symptoms for the February illustration of the BSPP 2024 plant pathogens calendar.
BSPP 2024 Calendar – Images by Helen Pennington – BSPP – The British Society for Plant Pathology
The painting features a red double camellia flower with distinctive white mottling, characteristic of the virus. A nearby flower bud shows a similar pattern. Most of the surrounding green leaves display yellow chlorotic mottling, highlighting the foliage symptoms caused by the infection.