UPDATE: My Giant Variegated Anthurium pallidiflorum Continues to Amaze (and Mystery White Leaves!)

Hey everyone!

It's time for another update on my massive Anthurium pallidiflorum and its incredible variegated offspring. As you might remember, this non-variegated mother plant surprised me by producing genetically stable, variegated seedlings – a potentially world-first for this species!

Things have been quite exciting, and a bit mysterious, here in Dresden, Germany, especially with the recent heatwave.

White Leaves on the older Plant and the new Seedlings:

During the intense heat, both halves of my main variegated Anthurium (the larger one I've shared before) actually produced a completely white leaf simultaneously! This was quite a shock, as I've mostly seen good green/white variegation. It makes me wonder if the extreme heat might be playing a role in how the variegation expresses itself.

I'm not planning on cutting these white leaves, though. Last time, after a very white leaf, a perfectly green one followed, so I'm staying patient and letting the plant do its thing.

Interestingly, some of the newer variegated seedlings also produced white leaves during the heatwave. This further strengthens my suspicion that the variegation's intensity, especially towards white, might be influenced by environmental factors like high temperatures.

Promising New Generation:

Despite the challenges, I'm thrilled to report that I have two new seedlings that look particularly stable and beautifully variegated, even throughout the heatwave! These give me great hope for strengthening this unique genetic line.

Of course, not every seedling makes it, and I've had a few losses, which is completely expected and part of the breeding process. The journey to a stable new variety is a marathon, not a sprint!

I'll keep you posted on how these incredible plants continue to develop. It's truly fascinating to observe how this rare variegation expresses itself.