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Aug 2, 2013 10:10 AM CST
Kentucky 😔 (Zone 6a)
Cactus and Succulents Region: Kentucky Moon Gardener Plant and/or Seed Trader Tropicals Plant Identifier
Garden Ideas: Level 2
Allow me to add more confusion! Sticking tongue out

So I bought a bright yellow philo some time ago... It was label P. moonlight, after purchasing it I googled it, it was mismarked, moonlight is a self header, what I have vines, and looks alot like the plant in question...
After much fruasteration I drug it to Briansbotanicals, Brian took one look and says something to the effect of:
It's not moonlight but likely a hybrid with moonlight, he goes in to say that he's been seeing them come out of Thailand for a few years, normally all mismarked as moonlight, moonlight is very popular but being a slow moving selfheader, demand always exceeded supply, so it seems someone wanting to make a buck deceided my plant could be called that!
All they had to do at that point was get a few in ground over there where they grow sooo fast, give a year or so, and take all the mismarked cuttings they like...

It sounds like a likely story, and Brian is very knowledgeable about philos, so I have no choice but to believe him...I'll dig my plant out later and snap a few pics to compare!
Please tree mail me for trades, I'm ALWAYS actively looking for more new plants, and love to trade!

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