I'm really into my Jellybean plants, especially the cute pink ones! They're super fragile and easy to propagate, so I've ended up with a bunch of smaller ones. However, I'm confused about the color variations I'm seeing. I have four types: bright translucent pink like the mother plant, a slow-growing white albino, a fast-growing dark green, and a white one with a green stripe that seems to struggle. What's puzzling is that the pretty pink ones seem to only show up with the mother plant. I moved a smaller propagation pot closer to the lights, but they still don't get that lovely pink. The mother plant is thriving in a black pot, buried deep, and I haven't repotted it because the leaves fall off so quickly. Could there be something going on with the soil?
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It’s pretty common for baby Jellybean plants to look different than the larger ones. Over time as they grow, they’ll likely develop more of the normal coloration. So don't stress too much; they might just need a bit of time to mature!
It sounds like the color variations have a lot to do with the cellular information stored in the plant nodes when you take a cutting. Each cutting can have different growth traits based on whether the cells contain chlorophyll or not. That's likely why you're seeing different colors!