I have a branch of variegated yew that I want to propagate and isolate the variegation as a side project. I am worried about losing variegation, so if anyone has any insight as to the best practices to maintain variegation, I would greatly appreciate hearing your input.
by 420-fresh
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I think there are two types of light they use, they sell one color for fruit and flowers and another for foliage
Variegation is just a lack of chlorophyll in some parts of a leaf/plant, so more light is needed overall to allow the limited amount of available chlorophyll to produce the energy required for survival/growth of the whole plant. Regular LEDs are made for human eyes, and contain colours that plants don’t use, so are overall less efficient than a specifically designed grow light utilising the preferred red/blue range.
I’m asking because google says brighter sun helps with variegation, but I’m unsure if sun is preferable to indoor LED lights due to UV. Does anyone have experience growing variegated plants both indoors and outdoors? Any noticeable difference in variegation on new growth?