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ehignutt Millville, NJ Jun 15, 2010

My husband used to have a spider plant the had a pink/red tinge on the edge of the leaves. It reproduced like a typical spider and grew the same. He lost his when he moved....(no bad pun intended) ... years before I met him but would like to find another one. I have not been able to find anything on such a coloration. Nothing in the plant files. Can anyone help?

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Gitagal Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Jun 19, 2010

EHIGNUT----

In all my 40 years of gardening, I have never seen a Spider plant with pink/red coloration on the edges of the leaves.

A Dracena marginate--YES!
Maybe even a Cordyline of some sort.....BUT--a Spider--NOPE!

Do you have a picture????

Gita

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Jun 20, 2010

It's also possible it wasn't a genetic trait - that the pink tinge was nutritionally or culturally induced. E.g., anything that slows growth but does not inhibit the plant's photosynthesizing ability can cause a build-up of a red pigment (anthocyanin) and turn parts of the foliage red/ maroon/ purple/ pink. I also have an Echeveria that must have difficulty assimilating Fe (iron) and wants to remain pink under (my) normal conditions. As soon as I apply a little Sprint 138 (an Fe chelate) it turns green and looks like ....... well, lets just say it takes on a pretty ugly hue, compared to the pink. ;o)

Al

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bsimpson1972 Chicago, IL(Zone 6a) Jun 26, 2010

Well, without a picture, it's impossible to tell.... There is a plethora of Monocots, that somehow might fit the bill but without some kind of picture......

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ehignutt Millville, NJ Jun 26, 2010

Don't have a picture. It was a plant he had before I knew him. I had considered the draceana marginate and I bought one to surprise him but apparently that definitely was not the case.

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