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Extraordinary Mutation

My favorite today: Echeveria 'Suyon' f. variegata cristata

Absolutely rare and gorgeous plant! ๐Ÿ˜ I did not have an intention of keeping it, but then... as it established and started showing its true beauty, I could not let go of it! ๐Ÿ˜‚ It has found its permanent home! ๐Ÿก

I have received this plant as a variegated Suyon with one regular head - it is a single root for all heads. ๐Ÿ˜œ

However, as the plant started growing, the shape of the leaves - pointy and wavy, as well as the size of each head made me think that I deal with a rare mutation ๐Ÿ˜ฒ, which I will call variegated and crested at the same time. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Although, the confusing part about being crested is that each tiny rosette has a definite growing center. A crested plant is not suppose to have this - it should be a leaf mess instead of rosettes. And yet, look at it ๐Ÿ˜, instead of growing variegated rosettes bigger, the plant just increases their number. ๐Ÿคฉ

I do not know whether it will eventually grow out of it and start developing large variegated rosettes as expected. On the other hand, I do know that the shape of the leaves is very atypical for Suyon. So, whatever additional mutation it has, it makes it even less common as a specimen. ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿฆ„

My conclusion is that bigger rosettes or not, this plant will never become a common variegated Suyon, which for sure pleases me. ๐Ÿคฉ I love rare plants! ๐Ÿงก

P.S. Note to myself: next time, I need to post about my variegated Suyon, which has a usual large rosette. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Listing of Echeveria 'Suyon' f. variegata (not crested) ๐Ÿ˜‰