Variegated Jade Forest (pics)
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
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Supposed to be variegated jade.
Comments (23)Many variegated plants are actually chimeric, meaning that they contain two or more types of genetically different cell lines. Variegated cultivars arise when a genetic mutation in the apical meristem of an embryonic plant results in a pigment deficient cell. The apical meristem consists of 3 distinct cell layers (L1, L2 & L3, from the leaf margins inward), each responsible for the formation of a different part of the mature leaf. L1 mutations affect the leaf margins, L3 mutations affect the center of the leaf, and L2 mutations affect the space between L1 and L3. Different variegation patterns depend on which mutations are present in each meristem layer. When raised from a single leaf, the plantlet arises from clonal reproduction of a single cell within the leaf to generate a new apical meristem. The reason your plantlets have "reverted" to a wild-type green coloration is simply because chlorophyll deficient mutants are less genetically fit than their wild-type counterparts and thus much less likely to survive. This means that that a wild-type cell is much more likely to become the progenitor of the new apical meristem. The creation of a variegated plant from this sort of propagation is not impossible, but requires that another mutation occur in the L1, L2 or L3 layer of the new plantlet during its embryonic stages, and is therefore extremely unlikely. This is why variegated cultivars are generally reproduced through division, thus preserving the cellular organization in the meristems....See MoreMy jades: pics and a question about jade aesthetics
Comments (8)Thanks Mike, I was thinking I'd like to try different things with the different plants. Get one of them bare and well shaped (preferably pointed upwards) with some large leaves on one end. The larger, bushier one I'll leave the way it is. I enjoy all of the greenery on it and of course it gives me great cuttings to start new ones. Thanks for the advice about the soils, what do you use Mike? I only recently switched to a cactus/succulent mix because it's drier. Silly me, I've been a one bag of soil (standard houseplant mix) kind of guy which has led to the suffering of some of my plants. Reading up on small leaf jades, I've found they do well in Phoenix (my hometown!) so I'm guessing I could stand to water them a lot less. I'll keep them in the sun and see what happens. Thanks!...See MoreVariegated Jade Pic and Question
Comments (4)Nikii, look down on this months replies and see what it says about rust. Variegated plants are very prone to it, some more than others, I have never in my 30+ years had this problem with any of them. Ask the experts. Norma...See MoreBrown Leaves on Variegated Jade (pics)
Comments (17)I would guess it's a combination of too much water and not enough sun - aren't most Pachypodium full-sun plants in their growth time? And Terri, if you have a separate question, it's best to post it as a separate thread - it's seen by more members and can be answered more quickly, usually. I see why you asked here, though. Anyway, back to your Pachys, unless they're severely underpotted, too, and are trying to grow with little/no success (and they should be in full growth mode now - warm and sometimes wet is how these tropical plants want it), I don't think you should have dying leaves. Give them a full inspection for critters, too, but it sounds to me like it's not enough sun....See MoreLaurent - French Riviera (zone 9a)
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