Have I missed something?
Having watched all the different "Siam Ruby" forms, green, red, half and half, splotchy, etc., exactly how accurate is tissue culture? I would have to assume that all of these haveome genetic difference which leads to their different colors and patterns. So if they are all different, when I buy a "tissue cultured" Goldfinger or Misi Luki, they will all look green (I assume) - but are they acutally different in some way, in the same proportions as the Siam Ruby, even though they "look" the same? Would that explain why people with Goldfinger may have a plant that is 6' tall, or 15' tall, when most are about 10' tall? Maybe that is why my Pitogo (from a relaible source) doesn't look like a Pitogo?! Just have to wonder how many new "varieties" have been created by TC that we don't realize are out there.
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