Variegated African Violet Producing Green Sucker: Genetic Reversion or Immature Variegation?

Common Occurrence

Variegated African violets often produce suckers (side shoots) that lack variegation. This can be due to:

• Genetic instability: The variegation mutation may not be stable in all meristems.
• Immaturity: Young suckers may develop variegation as they mature.
• Reversion: The sucker may have originated from non-variegated tissue.

Management

If you want to preserve variegation, remove green suckers early and root them separately if desired. The mother plant will continue its variegated growth.