Here is a pic of two Zinnia elegans seedlings I'm currently growing under lights, in anticipation of dirtplanting next month.
The one on the left has oddly-shaped cotyledons. Is this normal, a variant, or a disease? I've either never seen it before, or I've never paid close enough attention...
I have to cut one or the other (both won't grow in this jiffy pot) so I'm curious...
They're both indoors on a heat mat at a constant 80º with even moisture.
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I'm not convinced I agree. It is true that plants occasionally produce 3 or 4 cotyledons instead of two. But even in those cases the shape of the seed leaves, although different than the shape of the true leaves, is quite characteristic of the plant. The one on the right in the photo looks like a zinnia; the other does not. I would get rid of it. It is possible that it is some other plant. Occasionally different seeds sneak into a packet one way or another.
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