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title: "I’ve been giving my white knight plenty of indirect light and his two…"
description: "I’ve been giving my white knight plenty of indirect light and his two new leaves have red in them 🥰"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/64f51a8132f7a359b963dc2a"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Becca"
published: "2023-09-03T23:45:05.061Z"
language: "en"
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# I’ve been giving my white knight plenty of indirect light and his two…

_Posted by Becca on 2023-09-03_

I’ve been giving my white knight plenty of indirect light and his two new leaves have red in them 🥰

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## 4 comments

### Mullein commented on 2023-09-04

Woah!! I didn’t know they did that. Or do you think it’s a unique mutation?

#### Becca replied on 2023-09-04

I googled about the red variegation, and here is what they say: However, the leaves may turn red for a variety of reasons, including:  
Anthocyanins pigmentation  
Phosphorus deficiency  
Too much sun exposure  
Lack of light  
Underwatering  
Camouflage to protect new growth from predators

#### Mullein replied on 2023-09-04

Hm interesting. Whatever the cause, it sure looks handsome on your knight!

#### Mullein replied on 2023-09-04

Okay I ended up google diving into it too lol. Apparently white knights can occasionally be tricolor! In the same way that a white princess can become tricolor with pink variegation. That’s exciting! There’s also another pretty red variegated philodendron called red moon. It looks like it’s less of a climbing variety than the knight though

I wish my white knight looked like yours but I got it as reverted type lol. Not even any variegation but it still has that pretty red and white racing stripe stem

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