Quirky, But Nice

10 years ago

Oksana called my non variegated little Jade from a variegated Jade leaf a 'mongrel'. But I'm lovin' it, twisted red stem and all.

Christopher

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rooftopbklyn (zone 7a)

10 years ago

Curious, do leaf propagations generally show genetic diversity? Maybe from a plant with high variation already, like C. ovata variegata, there is higher chance of getting diversity. I know with adenium, you rarely get the flower of the parents (unless both are common pink), but with seeds from reliable breeder, you're more likely to get uncommon flowers from parents with uncommon flowers than you are with parents of common pink flowers. Granted, this is via seeds, not vegetative propagation.

I have a C. ovata variegata leaf that is just starting to sprout a plantlet, all I can really see is that so far is that whatever is emerging is bright red. Maybe just leaf margins.

Also, Christopher, I think incognito is a great name for your plant / cultivar / mongrel / whatever-it-is. I like that it's both spot on (reverted variegation) and also somewhat ironic - red stems and wavy leaves are anything but incognito when it comes to C. ovata.

Daniel

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ehuns27 7a PA
10 years ago
Christopher, which variegated jade did this come from? I love propagating jade plants just to see what they turn out to be. I think that stem is pretty neat!

-Erica
marguerite_gw Zone 9a
10 years ago
Are you going to name it, Christopher?
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kaktuskris
Original Author
10 years ago
Erica, I believe it came originally from this one, that is still flowering.

I am not organized in my leaf culture. I just stick a leaf in a pot with another plant and forget it. But I remember the variegated leaf still attached as this was growing before it finally shriveled.

Margaret, how about, 'Incognito'?

Christopher
marguerite_gw Zone 9a
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
That has quite an air about it, Christopher. Is that flowering plant from Mike's Mother? It's quite like it.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
10 years ago
Curious leaves.
If it shows a stable phenotype, I might call it 'Red Ripple,' 'Red Waves,' 'Red Strap'....I don't know, just musing. It looks to have ripply leaves with that strong 'Rubra' coloration.

Josh
kaktuskris
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for your musings, Josh. I will see how it develops. I thought 'Incognito' off the top of my head because it is as if it is hiding its true identity. And also because I like the word.

Christopher
ehuns27 7a PA
10 years ago
Daniel, in my experience with leaf propagation it's the opposite. The variegata form of C. ovata is genetically diverse and many times leaf propagations cause a reversion to the original gene. But, when you have a leaf from a C. ovata the chances of genetic diversity in the new plantlet is small and you often end up with the same plant.

-Erica