Is it the fertilizer, acid soil or root bounding? or even a combination? but what is the main reason?
2007-03-08 07:58:37 · 3 answers · asked by jeannot_poulin 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
some plants are green and others are red...why is that?
2007-03-08 08:07:49 · update #1
When there is nitrogen missing from the soil some plants will be less green and even develop a purple-black tinge or coloration, columbines are particularly prone to this symptom, yet I don't see them looking that way in the early spring or late fall when it is cold, so I don't think that is it.
I don't think it has anything to do with acid soil or root binding.
For the plants you list is is definitely a symptom of growing in cold weather. On penstemon in early spring the new foliage is always a darker red, so it might even have something to do with short daylength versus speed of growth as these are early spring/summer bloomers, but probably is more of something to do with cell respiration in cold weather.
2007-03-08 10:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by olivia54984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red could be a nutrient deficiency due to the cold ground. Nutrients aren't as available in cold soil.......in time (warnth) itsself around.
2007-03-08 08:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold makes alot of plants do this, once spring arrives they go back to their normal colours.
2007-03-08 19:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋