Mutants & oddities
Unusual leaf shapes, colours and other curiosities from the grow.
Sometimes something grows completely differently than expected: unusual leaf shapes, pale patches or plants with both kinds of flowers. Here I document such oddities and research what is behind them.
From Flo’s grow: split top buds on White Truffle
An oddity Flo observed. The cause has not been established here – more once the matching article is written.
- From Flo’s grow: Aug 2025 – White Truffle: on this plant every top bud split
Articles in this category
- Unusual leaf shapesplanned
- Variegation: pale spots and stripes in the leafplanned
- Hermaphrodites: causes and how to deal with themonline
- Your own gallery of findsplanned
- The Male Cannabis Plant, Pollen Harvesting, Controlled Breeding & Hermaphroditesonline
- Purple, Red, Blue or Black Buds: Why Do Cannabis Plants Change Colour in Flower?online
Flo’s View on This Category
Flo’s Observations on Split Top Buds & Unusual Phenotypes
Nature does not follow rigid templates: in my run with White Truffle, every single main apex spontaneously split into twin top colas (shown in the gallery above). Whether spontaneous fasciation, whorled phyllotaxy or deep anthocyanin colouration – observing these natural quirks is one of the best parts of growing!