The blades of the leaves of this cultivar changed color with age. When the leaves first expanded, they were a cream color with irregularly shaped red spots. The leaves in the background of this picture show that coloration. As the leaves matured, they became greener. The green, however, was never dark green but more of a yellow-green. The larger leaf on the right of the photograph is a good example of this green. Originally, I thought this was due to exposure to light. Julius Boos (personal communications), however, gave me the following explanation: "I believe that the greening of the white in the blade . . . is caused by fertilizer rich in nitrogen. Light does not seem to play much of a part in this, as they are grown in full sun in Central Florida. I was told this by the growers in Lake Placid."