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Chirita Patina's red hairs
A few days before the Convention, I had a leaf-propped Chirita 'Deco' in one hand and a Chirita 'Patina' in the other, and stood there wondering how to tell them apart. Here is Lee Stradley's 'Patina' show plant:Peter Shalit explained during his lecture that Deco and Patina are siblings, and the primary distinguishing characteristic is that Chirita 'Patina' has red hairs on the leaves, giving it a "patina" in the right light. Here's a closer look at a leaf, and the hairs.
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