Renanthera monachica with red/purple leaves

[Nazz]

My Renanthera monachica arived yesterday, and I’m a little concerned.

The majority of the leaves has some red/purple especially on the older leaves, but the leaves also have it in stripes. ( Theres also some wrinkling in the leaves I’m asuming from dehydration and some snail bites by the look of it)

What I’ve come to understand is that Renantheras love bright light, and the
is just an indicator of getting ample light. but I’ve never seen it this way before.

Should I be concerned

[Ray]

What are you feeding it - formula, concentration, and frequency.

[Nazz]

Honestly Ray, I just got it Yesterday in the mail from Andy’s Orchids. I’m not sure their regiment, but I know he’s in SoCal so I’m assuming it gets a lot of heat and light.

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[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Nazz

Honestly Ray, I just got it Yesterday in the mail from Andy’s Orchids. I’m not sure their regiment, but I know he’s in SoCal so I’m assuming it gets a lot of heat and light.

I have found that they like their light dappled, not intense. Having spend quite a bit of time at Andy's, I guarantee that the light at its brightest is dappled, not blazing. "Warm" would be greenhouse temperatures. The tag will give lots if information with regard to both temperature and light. This one has been grown near the upper range of its light requirement (hence the "suntan") But this is a red flower, and would also tend to have anthocyanin in the leaves, so the purple is normal. If the tag says "BR" then it's dappled sun or bright shade.

[Nazz]

That’s really good to know. My main concern was how the leaves had perfects stripes running across them, so I instantly thought it was sick! But I suppose if it’s getring dappled light then it’s possible the rest of the leaves were just consistently in shade.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Nazz

That’s really good to know. My main concern was how the leaves had perfects stripes running across them, so I instantly thought it was sick! But I suppose if it’s getring dappled light then it’s possible the rest of the leaves were just consistently in shade.

Andy's greenhouse is stuffed. So it very likely was shaded by something else, and got whatever light got around whatever was above it.

[Ray]

I missed the "just got it" part.

I concur with Roberta.