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Jul 28, 2022 10:09 AM CST
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Michigan (Zone 5b)
Technically not variegation, but close enough I think.
Recently I've had a few cyclamen coum seeds come up with the leaves fully white. Surprisingly they seem to somehow still be alive, albeit very small.

I was just wondering if anyone here would have special suggestions on how I might be able to keep them alive? I assume since they are fully white they are albino, and thus have no chlorophyll, and should not have anyway to live. Sugar water, grafting... the only theory I have on how they might be able to survive long term would be surviving off of shared nutrients from roots entangling normal coum's.

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Previously I've had a few daylily seeds come up albino, and I guess it is more common for those. Naturally I wasn't able to keep them alive either.
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Aug 12, 2022 8:02 PM CST
Northern NJ (Zone 7a)
I have not had luck with all white seedlings. Sometimes, some white plants develop some green blush to them but those look very white.
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Aug 13, 2022 10:33 AM CST
PNW/SW WA State (Zone 8b)
PlantMatt, just leave them alone and see what they do! Most folks will tell you not to spend any energy on them but I'll tell you if it was ment to be they will do their thing.
I have albino Datura grow and flower but all the seeds were abinos and didn't make it. I currently have a sport on B. Shorty's variegated that is promising. They are fun to see pop up but they do take away from the mom that they sprout on. Remove or allow to grow to watch what they do.
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