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12-22-2007, 02:31 PM
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Wow, how did you get the old bloom to look like that? Mine never loses its colouring, and still has an intense magenta even when it has wilted completely.
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LOL...I have NO CLUE!!!  |
12-22-2007, 02:32 PM
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WOW! I have never seen that before. I can't say whether it's normal or not but like Neverend said they always stay magenta...... until the bitter end here.
You might have something new there!
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 Sure, now even my plants are a little nuts! |
12-22-2007, 06:46 PM
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sounds like a case of evolution in the making, haha
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01-10-2008, 02:32 PM
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Perhaps its petrifying on the plant. Hehe.
Elliot's suggestion makes more sense than it simply won't let go. I would research more on that. However I am assuming that it photosynthesized while it was green. It looks very pale now.
Sue, think of it this way, perhaps its so happy and healthy, that even after its lost all its pigments the main structure is still to healthy to die. Like up here in NYC (remember NYC?  ), when there is plenty of rain in the summer and autumn the leaves on the trees turn gorgeous colors and last a very long time as opposed to when the summer was hot and dry, and autumn short and cold, when most leaves just go straight to brown and fall off. By the way, this year was a particularly good one here in the city. Very vibrant colors from almost every type of tree, and lasted up to Thanksgiving.
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01-10-2008, 02:37 PM
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I don't mind that they're still there...and they ARE still there!...I just don't understand HOW they're still there!
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01-10-2008, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cb977
I don't mind that they're still there...and they ARE still there!...I just don't understand HOW they're still there!
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Why don't you email Peter at Big Leaf and see if he has ever seen this before?
I think it's pretty cool myself. |
01-10-2008, 02:49 PM
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I never thought of doing that! 
Thanks for the suggestion, Tess |
01-10-2008, 02:53 PM
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He's very friendly and I am sure if he has an answer he will help out.
I should have emailed him when you first posted but I too was
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01-10-2008, 03:02 PM
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I just sent out the email, thanks 
I'll post when I hear something back from him. |
01-10-2008, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by OrchidTess
Why don't you email Peter at Big Leaf and see if he has ever seen this before?
I think it's pretty cool myself.
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I placed an order from Big Leaf around the first of November last year and their plants looked so much healthier then other plants I ordered from a different vendor at the same time!
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