New Leaf Brigade!
Happy Weekend Hoya Friends!!!
I have a love/hate relationship with the week that follows a holiday weekend, also known as a "short week". It somehow feels longer the 5 day week. Here are some baby leaves that have been coming in recently to celebrate the end!
Many of my new leaves have quite a tan but they're varying distances from grow light or window. In order, we have bella, variegated wayettii, macrophylla albomarginata compacta, carnosa and pubicalyx RHP. This last one is actually quite red under the one leaf, it rests directly on a grow light.
I love seeing new growth, show us what you've got sprouting in your gardens!
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stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
2 years agoLove all that new growth, brings a smile to my face! Here are some of mine...
a new green nub on spartioides that wasn't there before
krohniana black
deykeae
all white new growth on pachyclada albomarginata
a new stem on pachyclada
ilagiorum
sp. Green Apple Melang
kerrii splash
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2 years agoA few new leaves to brighten the week!
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This morning when I first took this picture they were this color. Now at 5:25pm, they are both green! Incredible change in a few hours!
It's a copious dripper but only slightly sweet. There's no fragrance which I can detect.
Here is my Obavata with some new leaves too
A picture of one of my many NOIDs with a new leaf. I also have no idea of the ID of the plant shown in the background either.
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