Sutto, I do not know that plant, but I am sure it is temperature related! I have a young pup of neo Mac Mar that did the same thing, allthough mine is still to young to flower. Japie:
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Yes, I am 99.9% sure it is temperature-related too, sutto. That happens with a number of marmorated plants during winter, and then if it blooms immediately in spring it can look like some sort of reverse cup color phenomenon, when it really has nothing to do with flowering.

A particularly dramatic case in point: Madam President. Sure took me a while to figure that one out! ;-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Neo. Madam President

Thanks for the quick responses Japie and Lisa. At least now I know it wasn't something I had/had not done.
Certainly makes for a nice brom this temperature related thingo, esp as in Madam President. This Cheerio, which I cannot find mentioned anywhere except for from the ebay seller I bought it from, is a very bland sort of brom so the colour thing has lifted it quite nicely.
Thanks again:-)
Sutto

Hi Sutto,

I obtained the following plant, labeled 'Cheerio', early this year. It does not look exactly the same as yours, not unusual for neos, but it is showing the same colour change even though it is not flowering yet.

If you like I will post another pic when it flowers for comparison.
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Neo, thanks for posting your pics, maybe this Cheerio is supposed to do this, but then again, you too had a hard winter as well. Its also nice to see someone else with Cheerio too, I have searched high and low and cannot find it anywhere else.