You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
Maybe not the best title I could think of, but I wanted to share some pictures of a strange sporting behaviour of my Coleus plants.
Usually Coleus plants have two leaves on each node, and mine were all like that when I got them from friends or garden centers.
But... since april this year they're all turning into the form which has three leaves on each node.
I'm not complaining about it because it looks much nicer than the 'normal' coleus plants, but I'm very surprised and wondering what causes my plants to sport into this new form.
Maybe it has something to do with the Belgian climate, geographic position or certain endemic bacteria or fungi causing all of my Coleus to mutate in this new three leaves- shape.
Anyway, these are the pictures of this very remarkable phenomena:
1. Black dragon: not really a sport because it was that particular seedling in the red circle only (unfortunately all eaten by snails)
Click the image for an enlarged view.
This thread has 58 replies. This forum is accessible only to subscribing members of Dave's Garden. There are many free features here, and about half of our forums are completely open to all members. Take a tour of our site and learn more about Dave's Garden, and explore the benefits of becoming a subscribing member.
