have you ever seen a white mg baby???

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imzadi Jackson, SC(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2005

heres mine no color at all. was in a pck of mixed seeds. have two like this.

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Seedsower Franklin, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 30, 2005

Yes....I have had them and they die off . In the hosta world, white seedlings are refered to as the "lethal white"! Let me know if yours survives, I'd be interested to find out!

Thanks,
Sandy

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golgi Willoughby, OH(Zone 5a) May 02, 2005

Yes,Imzadi,I read that they die on the Japanese morning glory site.Prove 'em wrong!This year ,I got several red cotyledons from the 'Sunrise Mix". Hope it means a big red flower!

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bluespiral (Zone 7a) May 02, 2005

I just discovered a Christmas fern volunteer seedling in my garden - and it is all white! Ferns love to self-sow around here, and I've never seen a white one before. Any one have any ideas what causes a seedling to be white? no chlorophyll for photosynthesis?

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WillowWasp Jones Creek, TX(Zone 9a) May 03, 2005

Unfortunatly Marie I have had a few of the white seedlings and they did eventually die. Some take forever to give it up. Usually they just sit there and do nothing for weeks, with little to no growth, then the stems turns brown and they just fall over...........
I hope you have better luck.........as they say "Theres a first time for everything".........
I did notice on my Umi seedlings the leaves were an olive green with red veins in them.........wonder whats up with that?

8o)
Dee

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) May 04, 2005

White in foliage means no chlorophyll. The white could be a genetic change or it could be caused by a virus. At any rate, If the plant or seedling doesn't have chlorophyll it can't photosynthesize. When the seedling uses up all the energy contained in the seed, it dies. :-(

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imzadi Jackson, SC(Zone 8a) May 04, 2005

:{ i lost one today. the other is still there boo

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cinnabor Deltona, FL(Zone 9a) May 04, 2005

no green no food it will die!

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Sequee Carmel, NY(Zone 6b) May 05, 2005

DANG! I only had one germinate so far and it's very pale. Guess I'd better get to planting some more seeds...NOW!

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