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Find of the day...
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It was labeled Petra, but could it be Norma perhaps?
There are several plants in this pot - the one with the sport is forked just above the soil line, and all the growth on that side is blotched.
Is this a common sport?
A few more pics...
There are several plants in this pot - the one with the sport is forked just above the soil line, and all the growth on that side is blotched.
Is this a common sport?
A few more pics...
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fawnridge
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That appears to be William Craig.
Crotonologist
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Looks different to me from the WC's in the wiki...
http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/index.php/WILLIAM_CRAIG
http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/index.php/WILLIAM_CRAIG
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Deffinitly not William Craig.
Older leaves look Petra ish
not a Norma either.
Very nice!!!!
Older leaves look Petra ish
not a Norma either.
Very nice!!!!
Crotonologist
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Thanks Rob 
In my last photo, the plant on the right is the other half of the fork with the blotched sport...
I'm curious if anyone has seen this sport before?
In my last photo, the plant on the right is the other half of the fork with the blotched sport...
I'm curious if anyone has seen this sport before?
Crazy for Crotons
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I saw this too growing out of a Home Depot Petra. Do I hear Petra sport!!
Crazy for Crotons
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How about Petra's Fishbone??
Crotonologist
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Hey that might work...
I hope to be able to stabilize this sport and propagate it before I put a name on it, so we shall see...
I hope to be able to stabilize this sport and propagate it before I put a name on it, so we shall see...
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I have an interesting sport coming off a yellow mammee.I hope it remains stable
Moose
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Me too!
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Peyton,
How about an updated pic.
How about an updated pic.
Crotonologist
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Sure, soon as I get one...
Unfortunately, most of the sporting branches seemed to have progressed to solid yellow leaves...
Unfortunately, most of the sporting branches seemed to have progressed to solid yellow leaves...
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Hopefully something good will still come from this plant...
I recently moved it from full sun to morning sun only near some bamboo...
I recently moved it from full sun to morning sun only near some bamboo...
Moose
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Peyton - what does the Petrabone look like now? You never posted an updated photo for us.
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My last post before yours was an updated photo (July 9)...
Right now its crammed in a greenhouse full of stuff, so a fresh update may have to wait.
Basically I think what I had there was a blotched Petra, speaking of which, do blotched varieties hold their blotching through new growth, propagations etc, or is the blotching usually just a temporary thing on a branch...???
Right now its crammed in a greenhouse full of stuff, so a fresh update may have to wait.
Basically I think what I had there was a blotched Petra, speaking of which, do blotched varieties hold their blotching through new growth, propagations etc, or is the blotching usually just a temporary thing on a branch...???
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Updated pics from June 23 2012 of same plant in above photos:
The blotched sport is getting lost in there, so time for an airlayer...
Several branches have reverted back to regular Petra, while this one seems to be going to a full blotch...
And this is the best branch left - I guess time will tell if this Blotched Petra will stabilize or not.
The blotched sport is getting lost in there, so time for an airlayer...
Several branches have reverted back to regular Petra, while this one seems to be going to a full blotch...
And this is the best branch left - I guess time will tell if this Blotched Petra will stabilize or not.