[Aroid-l] Philodendron 'Xanadu' leaf mutations

From: Zach DuFran <zdufran at wdtinc.com> on 2009.02.09 at 22:41:29(19066) I have been growing a Philodendron ‘Xanadu’ forabout 6 months. A couple of weeks ago I noticed two odd features (mutations?)that I had never seen before. The first is that two stems have “fused”together – all the way from the base of the stem to the leaf, includingthe first lobe of the leaf on one side. The other possible mutation is a small extra leaf(?) risingfrom the midrib near the base of one leaf. It reminds me of the smallleaf that grows in the middle of the cladode of Ruscus hypoglossum. (Seethis blog post with pictures: http://itinerantgardener.blogspot.com/2009/01/tricksters.html) You can see my pictures of both mutations here: http://myfolia.com/journals/39643-weird-leaf-mutations The thumbnail images are links to the full size images onFlickr. There is one image of the small, extra “leaf” and fourimages of the fused leaves. Has anyone encountered these 2 growth habits before? Arethey normal or do I have a special plant? J Thanks- Zach DuFran HTML +More --_000_765CBD9053EA2B438625895F30D1856F0190F7302Bstormwdtincco_----==============V18295433210097126=

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