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Why White Nandina Seedlings Revert to Red Berries

White-berried nandina is a genetic sport of the red-berried species. Root sprouts from a white-berried plant would stay white, but seedlings from its berries usually revert to the ancestral red form. If you want white berries, propagate vegetatively (cuttings or divisions) rather than from seed.

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