I have always wondered about supplying sugar to the albino as we do in germinating orchids. Can a plant possibly absorb glucose through the roots? If so, it could certainly translocate it, but it could sure be a mess in the greenhouse, unless you were just growing one plant hydroponically. And even then you'd soon have a mold problem, not to mention being a magnet for all manner of vermin. Is it possible that variegated morphs of shade-loving plants could be useful to the gardener who doesn't have any shade? Bob in gloomy Zone 7 My sympathy to our friends in the upper Midwest! _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>