Sporting to Mosaic Variegation?
Hi all, this is Optimara EverGrace and it appears to be sporting to mosaic variegation on the leaves. The plant is healthy and it doesn't look like any kind of virus or anything, in fact, its...
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I'm sorry but the photo wasn't quite clear enough for me to tell for sure if I thought it looked like mosaic. I've never heard of anything sporting to mosaic but then I don't know enough about it to...
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Yes, the picture was terrible, but for some reason I could not get a clear one. I have a solid Chico, my Chico sported to three different versions, a pale version, a frilly solid and a no frills...
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Susan, I prefer an interesting plant to a boring one. Of course, I don't like ones that turn into something I don't want. I have thrown out some perfectly nice plants because they just sat there and...
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Yes, I will post an update on EG when it grows some more. By deep intense purple with Texas, I meant what is usually called "blue". But it is so intense it is almost neon. I tried to take a picture of...
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Oh, I had a Lyon's Magic Charms that I loved. It came labeled as Nancy Leigh, I think, but we got it figured out. Now I have leaves and I'm trying to get it back. It must be the weather because I'm...
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I know what you mean Susan. My O. Texas is exactly as you described yours but I can never get it to photograph right. My son is a photographer maybe I'll see what he can do. It is one of the richest...
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It will be interesting to see what comes of this plant in the future. Ihope the blossom is something awesome and new.It might also be wise to visit http://www.optimara.com/doctoroptimara.html just...
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I know little about it except what I saved in a PDF: "Only a very few African Violet exhibits this form....It is the result of a deep genetic defect or mutation and few plantlets reach maturity when...
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Thanks everyone. I have a couple of mosaic variegates and it looks just like that. I really don't think its a virus. Will keep a close eye on it. blfresh, thanks for confirming that about Texas. When...
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Susan: I have an Opt. Evergrace that is doing something very similar to yours. It has mutated to a chimera bloom and there are no pollen sacks on the flower. The leaves have also developed a...
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Gee, "kind of unusual" huh? So they don't have a greenhouse full of them? Sometimes the responses from Optimara are not exactly what one might wish for. I appreciate that they are doing some outreach...
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Wow, Chiqui, that is exactly how mine looks. Come to think of it, I may have gotten the leaf from you. This is really interesting. I will look through my notes and see if you are the one who sent me...
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Well, that more or less settles it. It is reproducing anyway. I had Midget Silver Fox at one time and would love to get it again. It is a true mosaic, dark green and silver, more like Witch Doctor. I...
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Diana: Lately it has always bloomed with four petals. I can't remember the very first time it bloomed but I am sure it was not a chimera. Susan: I am glad you were able to propagate a leaf. I wasn't...
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I've had them bloom with 4 petals but assumed it was cultural or heat. I think it's just been blue ones. Maybe Harbor Blue, def. O. Manitoba and Pixie Blue. The mosaic thing came up on another group....
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