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trifolium voulenteer I spotted with an acorn nearby LMAO

the way I found this felt like someone wrote a cliche script for my day🦆

this all started when I went to go outside to turn my grow lights on, which is a common morning ritual for me ( I call it plant coffe! ). while I was checking on my wild verbascum thrapsus, I noticed a variegated leaf that had fallen during the morning or night into my rock tray. I did some digging to see if it was genuinely variegated or a virus ( it’s both btw LMAO ), and I just wasn’t sure. I did however identify the leaf after creepily looking over my neighbors fence to see any similar plant. I used “PictureThis” to identify the culprit as a multifloral rose bush! after figuring out where the leaf *couldve* come from, I decided to impulsively and excitedly embark to go talk to my neighbor and ask to investigate their wild plant.

I snagged my umbrella and walked over to their house ( I live with my grandma, and I’ve never actually met them ). I walked to their door and felt great vibes based off of the healthy plants I could see through their window and their yard setup! a lady and small girl answered, and she seemed pretty skeptical at first but interested. I took a bag containing the albino leaf ( lowkey felt like I was a cop busting a coke head ), and I showed her. she seemed a little shocked, and then formally introduced herself to me and likewise. she let me into their yard, and I proceeded to rip their entire bush out of the ground with my- okay I’m trolling LMAOAOAOAO. I pranced my way over to the bush, and started doing a painful, deep investigation to see if any potential stems or foliage looked visibly mutated. and then I saw them…the most albino stems I have ever seen in any plant. I freaked out and cut them with scissors I always have in my pockets ( I’m outside ALOT ). after that, I was audibly elated, and ran back home with my find.

after some research and unfortunate noticing early on that this bush is clearly infected with verticiliium or some sort of internal pathogen, I started getting a lil nervous. I went ahead and searched up the best possible way to try and propagate these cuttings while simultaneously being aware that the plant probably cannot photosynthesize on the waxing moon stems. I created a 3% 1 - 4 parts water hydrogen peroxide mix with copper fungicide inside of it aswell, and prepped a container of cinnamon to cauterize the cuts I was about to make.

and now here we are! I’m nervous about being able to pull this off, and I might try and outsource some help in the local community. any suggestions would be SO helpful. I’m probably going to graft the waxing moon stems with a very healthy stem of a normal multiflolra rosette, but I’ve never done it before, so it’ll be a journey. I have multiple cuttings and scraps being frozen or pressed to document.

what a start to my day🤍🌿

I actually really like the dual habitat, and I lowkey want to continue this intentionally and in a more controlled way. is this a reaction to the perched water table, high nutrient soil, and the clear humidity? I had the plants in my bathroom with a grow light beforehand, and the bathroom maintains 60-70% humidity, and I shower every morning.

thanks in advance!🌿

don’t worry, she is getting transplanted!!

also could be mosaic virus right…?

first pattern is a lil weird🦆

just kidding, as much as I’ve grown to love Calistegia sepium for its quick, pretty, and viney growth, it is SO damn annoying, and I’ll be spending more time than I want weeding these beauties out of our garden🌿

I found this yesterday after it caught my eye. I keep doing searches and feelers to see if this has been seen before, but I’ve come back empty handed🦆

really crossing my fingers this is able to stabilize. I found it randomly amongst a patch of other Japanese honeysuckles that were suffering chlorosis and super dry and powdery soil. I have never seen anything like this in the wild🌿

I know it’s invasive, but this just caught my eye while I was checking my veggie garden. I’m familiar with plants, but I’ve already formed a strong connection with this one in particular, and I want to keep it alive and thriving🌼