Re: Colour of new shoots
Valerie Munro
Hi Michael
Your plant could be reverting. What is happening - 2 plants in the same genus with different qualities (say, variegated leaves in one and nice compact habit in the other) have been crossed to make this particular cultivar of eleagnus.
However, the marriage is not entirely stable, and a plant can start to revert to one of the 'parent' crosses which is what appears to be happening here. You can look at the new leaves very carefully, and if there is a vague hint of some pattern on them, then perhaps they are just taking their time to show off their variegation.
We know that all green leaves grow much more vigorously than variegated plants, and so if you do nothing at all, in time the plant will turn back to being all green.
If you are sure that these leaves are all green, you should follow the all green stems back to where they join a variegated stem, and cut it/them cleanly off.
With luck you will remain in control of the problem
Good luck
Auntie Planty
www.auntieplanty.co.uk
Replied: Monday 15th of August 2011 11:29 AM
