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PR-Giants
01-06-2018, 03:57 PM
:08:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56395 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56395)

PR-Giants
01-06-2018, 04:22 PM
Here's a different ABB pup. :lurk:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52739 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52739)

PR-Giants
01-08-2018, 06:21 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52533 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52533)

:08:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56395 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56395)

PR-Giants
01-08-2018, 07:44 AM
Pup'em early and often :woohoonaner:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51250 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51250)

PR-Giants
01-08-2018, 07:45 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57123 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57123)

Mark Dragt
01-09-2018, 12:22 AM
Wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
:nanadrink:

PR-Giants
01-10-2018, 08:35 PM
These two are from the same mother plant.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51653 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51653)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57123 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57123)

PR-Giants
01-10-2018, 08:36 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51592 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51592)

beam2050
01-11-2018, 04:32 AM
bearutiful

PR-Giants
01-11-2018, 07:42 PM
Translucent leaves are fairly common with the Manini.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56693 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56693)

PR-Giants
01-11-2018, 08:02 PM
Today was the first time I saw a translucent leaf on an ABB, and these photos were taken over a 22 hour period. By looking at the roller you can see the order in which they were taken.

First photo is a pure white

Second photo shows the pigment leaving.

Third photo shows the pigment returned to a pure white.

I've never seen pigment return like that and was really expecting it to be completely translucent for the third photo.

Tomorrow should be interesting. :lurk:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51914 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51914)

PR-Giants
01-12-2018, 09:19 AM
Morning photo

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52655 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52655)

PR-Giants
01-12-2018, 09:22 AM
Here's a different ABB pup. :lurk:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52739 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52739)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57177 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57177)

Vette-kid
01-12-2018, 10:28 AM
Hose are beautiful! Do you grow your variegated plants in full sun? My Florida gets so burnt it looks aweful, I’m considering a more shaded location in hopes of preserving the looks a bit. Yours look awesome!

PR-Giants
01-13-2018, 10:31 AM
Interestingly it changes twice per day.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51179 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51179)

:08:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52533 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52533)



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56395 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56395)

PR-Giants
01-13-2018, 04:54 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57045 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57045)

PR-Giants
01-14-2018, 06:03 PM
11 am

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53943 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53943)

PR-Giants
01-14-2018, 06:04 PM
4 pm

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57201 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57201)

PR-Giants
01-14-2018, 08:21 PM
Plastid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastid)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51158 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51158)

duaneh
01-15-2018, 12:50 AM
beautiful plant. with so little green area will this plant survive to maturity and produce fruit and pups

PR-Giants
01-15-2018, 08:04 AM
8 am

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51706 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51706)

PR-Giants
01-15-2018, 08:09 AM
beautiful plant. with so little green area will this plant survive to maturity and produce fruit and pups

This was the last white leaf produced by this Manini every leaf to follow has been completely green.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51187 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51187)

PR-Giants
01-15-2018, 08:15 AM
beautiful plant. with so little green area will this plant survive to maturity and produce fruit and pups

Plants can produce pups at any time and maturity or size is not that relevant.

This is easy to do with variegated water suckers.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51679 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51679)

PR-Giants
01-15-2018, 01:32 PM
will this plant survive to maturity and produce fruit

Plant 'C' in this photo is a first cousin to the plant you are questioning about.

Both of their mother plants came from the same mother plant.

Plant 'C' will definitely produce fruit.

I don't have enough information yet to answer your question.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53944 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53944)

PR-Giants
01-21-2018, 07:29 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51594 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51594)

PR-Giants
01-23-2018, 08:36 PM
For members who might not be familiar with this type of variegation, here's what you are looking at.

'A' - is a mature Phantom leaf. You can compare it with Phantom flag leaf in the bottom photo and see the same mottled variegation and the slightly lighter green.

'D' - is the peduncle of Plant 'A'.

'C' - is a young sucker of Plant 'A' and will have the same exact variegation as it's mother as it matures.

'B' - is a normal green ABB leaf that's in the photo for a comparison.



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53944 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53944)



Congratulations to everyone that realized this was a Phantom flag leaf. :woohoonaner:

Another flag :woohoonaner:
We get a bunch of new flags everyday but these are quickly becoming my favorite.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51948 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51948)

PR-Giants
01-23-2018, 08:45 PM
These are photos of Plant 'C' from the previous post, and as the leaves mature they change colors.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57110 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57110)

PR-Giants
01-24-2018, 08:42 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57210 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57210)

PR-Giants
01-24-2018, 08:43 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57184 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57184)

PR-Giants
01-28-2018, 09:41 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50503 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50503)

PR-Giants
01-29-2018, 08:07 PM
The mother plant put out another interesting pup. :08:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51581 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51581)

PR-Giants
02-11-2018, 01:07 PM
Two more on the same mother plant.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50759 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50759)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52050 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52050)

PR-Giants
02-11-2018, 01:11 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51630 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51630)

PR-Giants
02-11-2018, 01:15 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52924 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52924)

PR-Giants
02-17-2018, 01:21 PM
This was a cool pup I removed a couple years ago.

The pup started on one side of the plant and instead of going up it went down and went completely under the mother plant to emerge at the surface on the other side.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53732 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53732)

PR-Giants
02-17-2018, 01:22 PM
Two more on the same mother plant.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50759 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50759)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57195&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57195)

PR-Giants
04-22-2018, 07:00 PM
2 colorful pups from an almost completely green mother plant.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57157 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57157)

beam2050
04-22-2018, 11:57 PM
your a lucky fella to actually touch such wonders. :2141: