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Sun, May 8, 11 at 22:01
| We planted several variegated red twig dogwood shrubs last fall. They definitely had variegated foliage last year, however, this year the leaves are solid green. Could this be a problem with the soil pH? Is there anyway to get the variegation back? |
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| Odd that the whole planting would revert to green en masse, all at the same time, but unless the leaves are just now unfolding and the variegation will manifest a bit later that would seem to be the case. If the green persists you could try cutting some of the oldest stems back, to see if variegation reappears on replacement shoots. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, May 9, 11 at 9:09
| variegation is genetic ... the odds of it changing due to a soil problem are infinitesimal ... and if your soil was so out of whack.. i doubt the plant would survive ... i too recommend waiting to see if the color develops ... especially if you have had a cold spring .... i doubt they are grafted.. so i would not suspect a root stock issue .. let us know ... a picture might help us... ken |
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| Thanks for the input. We have had a cold, rainy spring so far. I'll give it some time and see the variegation shows up as the leaves mature a little. |
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