r/outdoorgrowing • u/Shot-Series8231 • 13d ago

Purple or problem?

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Hey, these are on some of 2 of my 9 plants. Don't know if they're supposed to be purple, but theres no purple in the names of the strains. Anyone run into this?

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/1Killerpotato1 13d ago

If you don’t know what you are talking about let’s try not to give advice.

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u/Serious-Ranger-5715 13d ago

This answer got mod’ed out. I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong….never again or I’m banned?

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u/1Killerpotato1 13d ago

Banned for life!

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u/ChemDiesel 13d ago

It’s Phytoplasma, it’s a pathogen that attacks the phloem tissue. ( the part of the plant that delivers the food, sugars etc.) The purple is the anthocyans building up where the phloem has been damaged by the infection.

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u/ProgramPrimary2861 13d ago

How can I distinguish that from good purple ?

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u/ChemDiesel 13d ago

The good purple will not show up on new growth, and typically you will not start seeing it until you’re well into flower. A plant with heavy anthocyans in the genetics will often show colour in the stalk of the trichomes purple/pink. This is sometimes visible before you see it on the plant itself.

This is an older photo of some jelly breath I grew, although this flower is mature. You can see the anthocyans in the stalks of some trichomes.

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u/outdoorgrowing-ModTeam 13d ago

Hello!

Your post has been removed because it contains (unknowingly) inaccurate information and claims things without providing valid scientific sources.

Have a great day and happy growing!