Deformed variegation
I have been having an issue with deformed variegation on my AEAE and a variegated 'little prince'. This issue has come and gone in the past, but never this bad. To a small degree, it adds character, but it destroys the variegation if it gets too bad. The white tissue is not elongating as the leaves emerge causing the leaves to become deformed. I have lost the variegation in one pup already. I know that there are a lot of threads about fertilizer and losing variegation, but this is different. There is obviously an environmental issue here, whether it be fertilizer, PH, lighting ect. Has anyone come across this issue and had success correcting it?
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Great picts! I wish I had a answer for you. I have never seen leaves grow like that. I agree with you that it must be an environmental issue. The plant is missing something. Probably sunlight.
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Seems like every variegated variety of plant has these wierd issues. Some need more light and some less. Some nitrogen keeps them stable and others unstable. I deal with deformation with many species that are variegated even my cactus. I may not be specific to your case but I hope it lends some sort of insight.
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Wow that little prince is beautiful.
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The variegation in plants is caused by a genetic mutation usually found in nature in areas like tropical rain forests. It can be replicated by various forms of propagation. The white areas are lacking chlorophyll therefore are weaker and somewhat more sensitive than the green portion of the leaves. The Ae Ae leaves are all different from each other. The more white the less sugar is manufactured. As far as your plant is concerned, it looks like the large white areas are just shrunken possibly from the lack of chlorophyll. An all white Manini has a very short life cycle. Your plant looks beautiful to me. You should be proud to have such a fine plant. If you're disappointed in your Manini, I would be glad to take it off your hands. All the above is based on limited research. Quit worrying and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Hope this helps a little. :2722: |
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This problem isnt an unusual one with variegated plants, but it isnt chronic. The distorted tissue is caused by the rate of growth between the normal green tissue with chlorophyll and the mutant tissue which lacks it. The normal tissue in some cases will grow at a much faster rate than the white tissue therefore causing it to constrict. Sorry it took me so long to offer an explanation for you!
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Boron deficiency? That's what it is when mine do that. Can be fixed with a very small amount of Borax.
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I'm going to try an experiment. I will obtain two similar manini. I will isolate them in a dark box and give one 8hrs/day of light and the other 20 and see what happens. |
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