I have read in a few articles that Star Rudy Grapefruit usually has variegated foliage. Is this true ? Does anyone here have a Star Ruby ?

I have star ruby. the only variegation I see are mottled leaves during winter when metabolism slows down transport of nutrients, resulting in "variegation" that shows various kinds of nutrient deficiency. Only during the winter. Late spring all leaves turn back to dark green with no trace of variegation.

I will keep my eye out in case there's a white variegation.

I have a star ruby too, and it is not variegated.

Thanks guys I also just found mention of it here as well...

http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4761652&showprevnext=1

when I have bought it, it was variegated .....in fact it was really famished and chlorosis had made it "variegated". Now the leaves are normal.

In Florida, it always has some "variegated" leaves, and others that are green. It looks more like herbicide damage than real variegation, though. But it's an easy way to identify the variety.

Thanks Malcolm. Is it possible that there may be some true variegated bud sports then ?

I don't think it is variegation, in the traditional, chimeric sense; rather, I think it is prone to producing "imperfect' leaves, due to some genetic weakness.

I found this in a (french) book :




*HENSZ, 1977 : Mutation breedind and the development of the "star ruby" grapefruit.
proc. Int. Soc. Citriculture, 2, 582-585.