Ctenanthe Brazilian Snow lost its white

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 21, 2009

Hi folks- I bought a Brazilian Snow Ctenanthe in February, managedto keep it alive and its been outside and happy in the shade all summer. But it has lost the great white markings that I loved! All the new growth is all green. What gives? Plant Files people say no direct sun, but otherwise I would think it needs more sun to show variegation. The shade is not all that dark, its high maple branches.

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phalaeo Philadelphia, PA(Zone 7a) Sep 27, 2009

Either it's not getting enough light or the new growth is a reversion and should be cut out to maintain overall variegation.

Is the original growth still variegated?

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 27, 2009

Hm, either the old leaves have died or they have lost their variegation. I'll check but it seems like I don't see the original variegation anymore. So the variegation can go away on the older leaves, in too much shade? I have an Aglaeonema in similar shade and it looks fine.

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