Bifoliate or what

[johnblagg]

I have a Mary Ellen Carter "Dixie Hummingbird" That has one growth with two leaves and the rest just one the new growths have just started poking out the first new leaf.


My question is will this plant be bifoliate from now on?or could it be that it just produces a occasional bifoliate growth?

[tuvoc]

I've had this happen with a few plants too. I have never worried about it as long as the plant grows and blooms well.

Kim

[Royal]

Sometimes hybrids have a hard time deciding themselves. I'd say the more leaves the better.

[johnblagg]

I agree with more leaves is better I am just wondering what to expect in the future...LOL guess I will know soon enough since I have two new growths poking out leaves and a third eye starting active growth.

It is my understanding that Bifoliates are more sensitive to repotting at the wrong time ...Not that Im going to repot anytime soon.

[Royal]

Yes, some bifoliate species can be pretty sensitive to bad timing. But sometimes hybrid vigor can overcome this. For example: Bc. Binosa is C. biclor x B. nodosa. I'm very careful about when I repot my C. bicolors, but I've repotted my Bc. Binosa at the "wrong" time and it just cranked out new roots like a B. nodosa and never missed a beat. It just kind of depends on what characteristics it has inherited.