Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Identification by foliage?, 0 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Offhand, I can't recall anywhere that specifically discusses leaves, maybe someone else can. Though I know there are differences though I do not pay too much attention to them. My eyes are usually on the bloom, LOL!

I guess I should. I think you will find that immature leaves and then the mature leaves on the same plant can differ a lot too. Immature leaves tend to have more of the toothed edges. I could always tell my double whites by the velvet like almost furry leaves. Arborea has smaller hairy leaves too. Sangs are very identifiable by their leaf, very different than other brugs. Aurea's can have just huge juvenile leaves. I am sure there are many more differences too but I grow mostly hybrids.

Here is a juvenile aurea leaf. It was just HUGE!!! You can see a normal sized brug leaf crossing it.