Baobab.Creative

Hi everyone! 🤘

Do you want to know why the plants in the photo have beautiful yellow, white, and red colors?
Let's go.
Variegation is a word that is often heard in the gardening world.
The appearance of multi-colored (not green) zones on the leaves and sometimes on the stems and flowers of plants is called variegation.
What causes it? There may be several reasons - cell mutations (such plants are called chimeras), pathologies (for example, viral infections), etc.
In this post we will talk specifically about chimeras - since they are very valued in the world of house plants.
Chimeras are plants whose tissues consist of genetically different cells. Some of the cells have mutated, lost the ability to synthesize chlorophyll (pigment that makes a plant green) and became a different color. Cell mutations can occur spontaneously or can be caused by humans (for example, treatment with chemical mutagens).
Chimeras are often unstable plants and require special care so as not to lose their variegation. Chimeras are most often propagated vegetatively.
But this is a separate topic. I will write another post about the propogation and care of variegated plants.
That's all for today.

Happy New Year and Adeus,
Alla 😉