A New Leaf Spot Disease of the Hebe × andersonii Hybrid Caused by Septoria veronicae in Italy. S. Grasso, Istituto di Patologia Vegetale, Universitą di Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy. G. Granata, Istituto di Patologia Vegetale, Universitą di Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy. Plant Dis. 67:551-552. Accepted for publication 9 November 1982. Copyright 1983 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-551.

A new leaf spot disease of a Hebe (Hebe × andersonii) hybrid caused by Septoria veronicae has been observed for the first time in Italy. The circular lesions vary in color from violet (when small) to yellow-brown or gray (later when larger) with dark borders. Pathogenicity of the fungus S. veronicae was successfully confirmed.