Quote: Originally Posted by Gordenia
Is it possible that reverted plant will revert back to variegated form?
My perfectly variegated plant /last season/ all green now.
That depends on why your plant has gone green.
There's a variety of reasons why a plant can show variegation -- genetic mutations, chimerism, viruses, nutritional deficiencies, and so on. And there's a variety of reasons why a previously variegated plant can turn green, which vary depending on what caused the variegation in the first place.
Jolly Tiger is a genetic chimera -- which means that some of its cells produce normal pigment, and some don't. That's why you have random patches of color. With chimeric plants, sometimes the "normal" cells will take over -- the branches that produce more chlorophyll will be healthier and grow faster, and they'll eventually overwhelm the variegated branches. Once that happens -- once there are no more "no-pigment" cells -- you're done. You have a green plant.
HOWEVER -- some chimeras can be affected by environmental conditions, like light or fertilizer. I don't know how sensitive Jolly Tiger is to environment, since I've never had one. If your entire JT was variegated last year, and if the entire thing is green now, you may *possibly* be seeing this effect -- I don't know. But if so, it would be worthwhile changing the light conditions of the plant (move it to a sunnier or shadier location) and changing your fertilizing regimen (stop giving it nitrogen), and then waiting to see what happens.
Good luck!
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