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red leaf on a green plant.#42174

By tejan24 -  Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:01 pm
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- Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:01 pm #42174

i was looking at some of my pullings that i took out of the fridge last week becouse i they were still growing alot. i found a leaf that was really red. can anyone tell me why this would happen?

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Re: red leaf on a green plant.#42177

By kittyklaws -  Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:05 pm
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- Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:05 pm #42177

woah, that is pretty cool-looking...interesting...
oh

sorry but I have no idea what is causing that...
but good luck finding out!

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Re: red leaf on a green plant.#42181

By manzano167 -  Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:16 pm
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- Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:16 pm #42181

probably it got embarresed

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Re: red leaf on a green plant.#42238

By Adam -  Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:27 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:27 am #42238

I notice that during dormancy or just before going into dormancy, the most green VFTs can turn really red - even parts that were already fully grown. Here is a leaf on a red dragon that is in the middle of turning a red. It grew green originally. It's the tall one right in the middle. You can see the "redness" going up the leaf.

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Re: red leaf on a green plant.#45189

By roey benjamin marcus -  Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:00 pm
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- Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:00 pm #45189

I don't think it's something to worry about, either way. I have a Nepenthes Judith Finn with what seems like pure green leaves and there's one deep red-colored leaf just sticking out.

Re: red leaf on a green plant.#45232

By moof -  Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:48 pm
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- Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:48 pm #45232

It's due to the lack of chlorophyll in the leaves. The plant is retrieving it back from the leaves for dormancy (it's rich in Mg). The red pigments stay n the leaf, making it look red.

The leaf on the left is turning red, early dormancy

Re: red leaf on a green plant.#45238

By kevinqwe -  Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:24 pm
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- Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:24 pm #45238

thats cool but it might go away

Re: red leaf on a green plant.#45259

By roey benjamin marcus -  Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:19 pm
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- Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:19 pm #45259

Hey, it looks good. That's 1 up.

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