Texas Gardening: I am so EXCITED ! ! ! !, 0 by lbarden547

lbarden547 wrote:
Is it "normal" for the leaves (pads?) to be this color when they are in bud? I looked at the plants Walmart has for sale now, they are in bloom, but none have this coloration. Is something wrong here? ? ? I hope not, it is really quite pretty The color is really a LOT brighter "in real" than in this cell phone picture.
Another plant has buds that appear to be for white flowers, it doesn't have this coloration.
You can tell I've never had one bloom before!