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title: "I would appreciate any tips on how to get variegation on a…"
description: "I would appreciate any tips on how to get variegation on a philodendron white knight."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/DQoIt3LeXDccSG76yyunNU"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Samantha"
published: "2025-02-22T18:30:01.592559Z"
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# I would appreciate any tips on how to get variegation on a…

_Posted by Samantha on 2025-02-22_

I would appreciate any tips on how to get variegation on a philodendron white knight.

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## 20 comments

### Mr Variegated commented on 2025-02-22

It has reverted to green. Chop it and hope the new growth will come back with some white.

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-22

Is this the only hope? I really don't want to chop it off, but if that's the only way to get variegation, I'll do it.

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2025-02-22

Was there ever any white? It almost looks like it was reverted from the start.

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2025-02-22

I think it’ll keep growing green if you leave it. It’s only pushing out green.

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-22

I got it from clearance, and it's never had any white on it. Maybe that's why it was in clearance? Would you just cut it right at the base?

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2025-02-22

Not right at the base. You want to leave a few nodes for the buds to grow from.  
Here’s two of my plants I keep chopping and propping.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qun-uwmwjRvmA8QnwxK87iK7Q6uTZm-V00qjY42psOo/wjLqBD37SPepVB2YuvA8Pw.webp?size=large)

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### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-02-22

Variegated plants need lots of light to maintain their coloring, otherwise they do revert back. So I would also increase the light it’s getting.

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-22

It gets quite a bit of light when the sun is shining. It's in a southeast facing window.

### Buffy commented on 2025-02-22

Nice philo! How long have you had this?

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-22

Around two months. I got it around Christmas in the clearance section, I assume because it's so crooked.

### River commented on 2025-02-23

I dont think its a white knight because of the dark red stem.

### River commented on 2025-02-23

A Congo Red perhaps?

#### Trespence replied on 2025-02-26

For example here’s my Congo red. They do look alike

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#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-26

There is white variegation on the stem, though. And the growing style seems so be a bit different.

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-26

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VQw4xOcoDOaXtboQUt_GkUcrQv37PXYu2iPfp6Q58OI/GGYUNVD7QhWW1PKj9gFsoA.webp?size=large)

### Trespence commented on 2025-02-26

Light

### River commented on 2025-02-26

Well, other varieties are the Imperial Red, emerald red, and Andersons red...

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-26

Idk but if you Google white knight without variegation it looks exactly like that

#### Samantha replied on 2025-02-26

That's one I found on google

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VQw4xOcoDOaXtboQUt_GkUcrQv37PXYu2iPfp6Q58OI/SW7Wyv7ZQKiX9wtPQ3ZiTg.webp?size=large)

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