Here's a picture of C. Illustris with an interesting pattern on the leaves. This is an offset and the new leaves appear to all be similar. The leaf shape is, however, narrower. Is this a common occurrence and is it likely to be permanent? The original plant is on the right and looks normal.
Dave.
This message was edited Jul 14, 2007 6:28 PM
Here's a picture of just the new leaf. (It's the same leaf - just in a little different light.)
What a fantastic variegation! I would take care of that off set .Who knows-it may continue to produce these leaves.
Johanna
Any chance it is Tobacco Mosaic virus?
ROX
One of our first thoughts was some kind of virus so I did I little more research. I did find reference to Dasheen mosaic potyvirus which can produce a similar type of leaf variation. Interestingly, the affected leaves are only on this new offset, so maybe I'm lucky and it is a simple mutation that may be desirable.
On the other hand, while I think the leaves are lovely, I wouldn't want to infect any other plants since the disease can severely deform entire plants in its most severe form.
More research is required (and input from Brian and the other experts here...)
Almost every collection has plants that have the virus.
To minimize spread (if indeed this BEAUTIFUL variation is due to a virus), just wash your scissors with bleached in between pruning your EE.
ROX
Hard to say I have seen this in many Illustrius before. It could be virus induced or just a mutation. In almost all cases the plant never holds true to this form. I find that after 2 to 3 feet of growth it disapears. It should be just a mutation or the virus is not very stable when the plant gets more mature and is able to hold back its effects. In most cases the plants have yellow wavy effects on the leaves from mosaic virus but in colored leaves it can cause patterns like the one shown.
Here is a pic of off a mutation I found on one illustrius it stayed like this till it reached 3 feet tall then reverted back to normal. What a pain LOL.
Digital Dave,
any updates on this one before the season came to an end. Oh, by the way Springfield, MO is a fun town. I have a college buddy that lives there.
digital_dave, I agree with Brian. I've had many do this mostly in the greenhouse in winter. But not in summer. But you never know about EE'S. You might have new, you never know. So keep us posted! Jerry
The variegation seemed to fade through the Summer. We'll just have to wait for Spring to know if it persists.
9 degrees this morning - arrrrgh
Dave
And i though it was cold here at 29* this morning. I think it made it all the way up to 39 or 40*. Hurry up SPRING!!!!!! Jerry
Snow on the ground here in Birmingham.....buuurrrr
Placenciarita in RED OAK, 20 miles south of me had a light snow, sleet Fri. morning. Lucky it missed me. The weather man says a arctic cold frount is on its way here. Well the greenhouse heaters will have to be going FULL blast. Oh my empty billfold!!!!!!! Jerry
