monocot seedlings without chlorophyll
Kathleen Sayce via pbs (Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:32:03 PST)

I am curious to know how typical it is for seedlings in monocot groups to have no chlorophyll.

This fall I noticed a tall Agapanthus in my garden had a few seeds on the stalk, so I gathered those that were left and sprouted them on a window sill, along with seeds from a Watsonia. So far, 14 of the 16 Agapanthus have chlorophyll, 2 do not, 12.5 percent.
The Watsonia pot has 12 seedlings, 11 have chlorophyll, 8.3 percent.

12.5 percent seems high for a known fatal condition among photosynthetic species.

How common is this condition?

Kathleen
Zone 8, PNW coast, with strafing rain

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