Leaves Turn Purple Under New Light

[MelanieAt]

Originally Posted by Stray59

Have you guys seen the dyed blue phalae's - even the foliage picks up the dye if you look close. I saw one the other day that had vivid blue streaks in the leaves, especially near the base. Really odd looking - but that is a different thread! But, I think this shows the relation between leaf coloring and bloom coloring; obviously some of the bloom color is carried into the leaf in some form. I bet one of the science guys could answer this for us on a molecular level
Steve

Well I learned something new thanks to you. The pure green leaved phals give white blooms. that correlates with my mini NOID phal.

I have a paph with a super dark flower and its mottled leaves have a purple central 'vein' under the leaves. So I think you might also be onto something with paphs.