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What's wrong with my Heliconia?

3 years ago

The new growth on my heliconia is coming up pale green, the original from the store bought plant is a nice dark green. I've got a few pots in different parts of the yard, all get a good amount of sun and were planted in a commercial potting mix and occasionally get liquid fertilizer. The pick shows the new growth against the original leaves.

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tropicbreezent
3 years ago
I get the same with my Psittacorum heliconias. They're in the ground and only in one area that happens. They don't get much fertiliser but they all get the same treatment. The only thing I can think of is that this spot is much wetter/ more water retentive than the other areas. That's only a guess, but it's been happening for years and none of them seem the worse off for it. I gave up worrying/thinking about it.
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four (9B near 9A)
3 years ago
Trop, do your light green leaves remain that color? If so, then after original leaves departed, entire plants are light green?
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echobelly
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On mine, the leaves stay a very light green. The only dark green leaves are the ones from the original plant.
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