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=0A=0A=0ADear Dan and Dracontium friends,

I had a GOOD look at the photo of the plant in the photo, and to me something does not look ''right''. The leaf blades are NOT like ''normal'' healthy Dracontiums should be. In the photo, in addition to the irregular white/cream markings, the surface of the blades are not as ''flat'' as they should be, instead they look (to me) to be wrinkled/deformed/bullate. My personal GUESS would be some type of a virus.

Good Growing,

Julius

From: plantguy@zoominternet.net
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:38:41 -0400
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Dracontium amazonense variagated

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Yes, it is fairly common for this species as well =0Aas polyphyllum to have variegated leaves. There are other speices with =0Avariegated leaves as well, but I'm draewing a blank on them right now.....I got =0Aa tuber of one from a person in Germany that never emerged from dormancy that =0Awas to be variegated. What I find odd is that every time a new leaf =0Aemerges is the variegation can vary wildy from a lot to none at all.....do the =0Aexperts have any thoughts on that phenomena?

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I've attached a pic of my variegated D. =0Aamazoense.

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This is my favorite genus of aroids, but they can =0Abe tough here in zone 6 without a GH.....I've had several now for 5-6 years and =0Afind a few species to be quite manageable even for me.

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Good growing,

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Dan

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Gibsonia, PA

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Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Dracontium =0A amazonense variagated
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I have a small Dracontium amazonense that has a =0A variegated leaf At first I thought it was white spots that were =0A either damage or disease. But now that the leaf is bigger, it looks to =0A be variegated for sure. I still could be wrong but I think not. It could =0A be the result of mu hormone experiments but I was not trying to induce =0A variegation as I do not know how. Inducing variegation seems to be a =0A closely guarded secret. At any rate, I do not think I could duplicate =0A it. I was trying to increase tuber growth actually.

But then =0A again, maybe I did not induce this. So my question to the experts is: Is =0A this common for this spp to be =0A variegated?

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