Sometimes a branch of a variegated plant will develope only solid-colored leaves, or vice versa. This is called a 'sport'---basically, it's mutated away from the parent plant.

Judith -

Thanks for the explanation. But what's a "sunsport"?

Thanks again.

Flowergirl

This site might help.

Here is a link that might be useful: CHIMERAS

Karma -

The article was a bit too technical for little 'ol novice me - I'll have to read it several times before I fully understand it. Thanks for suggesting it.

Flowergirl110, I found a few more sites on this but I'm not having any luck on the being for a novice. It's okay to read them several times, I did too when I first became interested in the sports that I was seeing on Shorty's variegated. We are trying to get one so we can take it to TNN without it collapsing. We currently have one we are going to allow it to grow another year, keeping my toes crossed.

I'm so new at this....I can't thank you enough for your help.

I wish you the best of luck with your sport for TNN - but who's Shorty?

Could you give me the names of the other sites - I'll just read and reread until I understand them.

Thanks again.

flowergirl110, just google the word CHIMERAS is all we did several years ago. I'm betting there is more information out there today, will have to do this myself when things slow down some here.
I have just created an album at webshots for you on some of the photos of Shorty's variegated which was sold by a local nursery as Peaches and Cream, which is an error on their part but this was done before a lot of us knew better. I shared her across the nation the first year I had her and was informed it wasn't the true P&C. I then went on the task to find out what it really was by comparing Shorty's with all the variegated plants I could get my hands on, yep them all but the new Miners. Shorty's is not like the other variegated ones and takes special requirements to get her at her best. I really have to thank Taji for her pushing me and making me grow in the Brug world. This is not a Peaches and Cream, Sunset or Maya nor the other variegated ones. She is close to Maya but really has some differences that make her out shine Maya. Maya here will not take the full hot sun all day when we grow them side by side and Shorty's will out grow Maya 3 times as fast with the same treatment. Also out blooms here 10 times the blooms than Maya. Plus Shorty's will stay in the Praying Position until the heat of the sun hits her, her leaves are thicker and fuzzier. The blooms are a richer orange color at the end of the bloom cycle. Hope this is helpful.

Here is a link that might be useful: kht's Shorty's Variegated

Karma,

The brugs are lovely!!! Thanks for all your help.

Flowergirl

KHT- beautiful! Aside from the flower pics what lush foliage. This is my 3rd year w Snowbank and I'm going to move it one more time. I got 2 whole flowers last year in the very shady location and the leaves still wanted to brown on the edges. Sometimes I just have to recognize my yard and some plants just aren't a match...but we'll see in location # 3.
Thanks for sharing.

I hear ya mantorvillain, after loosing 3 I have decided to keep the last remaining Snowback in the back of the tropical greenhouse. Wishing you the best.