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green971 wrote:
I have a solid green plant that I received a cutting of from a member of this forum. It came to me as Hoya el-nidicus, but there is discussion that it may be a clone of diversifolia.

My question is, can a solid green plant develop and form white leaves the way variegated hoyas do if the parent plant is not a variegate. This leaf (picture attached) looks just like the solid white leaves that grow on my variegated verticillata/acuta as well as those on my variegated macrophylla.

The stem to this leaf is white, with a thin green stripe in the center. There is another small leaf forming opposite this one that looks like it will be white also. It is not chlorotic, like those that sometimes form on my subcalva and chloranthes, and it is very thick and healthy, not yellow, flimsy, and ready to fall off when it is touched ( I have had those kind of white leaves too).

I would love speculation or answers from those who I am sure know more about plant growth, variegation and hoyas in general, as I am finding this a bit intriguing.

Thank you all in advance,
Sara