I think I found a girl leaf mini at the grocery store!
Edie
6 years ago
Am I right? Is this girl foliage? I've never had an AV with girl foliage.
The oldest leaves look like the standard boy type.
It was sold with its own wick watering setup.
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6 years agoSorry, although this foliage is very pretty, it is not girl foliage. That's why the older foliage does not look girly. Girl foliage has a light colored splotch at the base of the leaf. Here's an example:
If you are planning on keeping the wick set-up, check the soil. Plants are shipped in very heavy soil because light soil does not ship well-the plants dry out quickly, fall over, etc. Wicking soil needs to be very light. Nice plant!
Linda
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6 years agoSometimes girl foliage looks like that of standard variety. Since the plant became very weak, I domed this Sparky in a plastic case and provided profuse humidity. Then the entire leaves became very standard-like. I finally took out of the case and the new leaves from the center turn back to girly.
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Whitelacey
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago User
6 years agoThank you, whitelacy for your advice! My Sparky SP is a girl as FC describes. This photo was taken back in January. Then the plant became weak, and I put it in a plastic case for more humidity. She then became lanky, and now new leaves are trying to come back to girl again. My plant is in poor conditions now but I believe it still embraces girl DNA. Please judge when I repost a couple of months later.
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6 years agoBack in 80's, Sparky sported in two different patterns in Japan. Mine is an offspring from the one in the second photo below. If mine is not qualified as girl foliage after I post the photos a couple of months later, I will change the label as NOID accordingly. Your opinion is much appreciated.
aegis1000
6 years agoGirl foliage is quite distinctive.
I don't think that the possibles displayed in this thread will ever be "girl" foliage.
Girl foliage on the LEFT, ... but NOT on the RIGHT ...
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6 years agoOh, ok, ok, but how about my Damas then? The first two pictures show old leaves which are now under the new ones. The third pic shows the entire image from above. I just wanted to say leaves change due to the environment....
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