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Strange leaf on calla lily

20 years ago

Hello all,

I planted my first calla lilies this summer from 'late season sale'. They are doing better than I expected. 4 out of 7 grow well and I have 2 beatuful flowers already!

One of them has dark green leafs with lighter spots. All but the last one - it is DARK PURPLE with green edge. Can you please explain what is going on?

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karyn1
20 years ago
I have quite a few callas and many of them have foliage that rivals the blooms. I have green & white leaves, pink & white leaves, green & pink leaves and green, pink & purple leaves. The colored leaves are only on my colored callas. My white callas have solid green leaves.
Karyn
alina_1
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks Karyn!
I have a purple flower on this plant now. Actually it looks pretty, so I don't mind at all. I just wanted to be sure that it is normal. This is an interesting fenomenon though.
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