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Variegated Spider Plant Producing Green Pups

Why Do Variegated Spider Plants Revert to Green?

Owner asks if solid-green pups on a variegated spider plant are common.

Explanation

Nick says many variegated plants revert to parent form in propagations. Most pups will be green, but the mother stays variegated and new growth on her remains variegated.

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