Houseplant Care — kale

Giant Staghorn ferns have epicuticular waxes too!

Powder coating on your plant? Epicuticular waxes explained

Ever been tempted to leave your fingerprint on the leaf of a chalky succulent or curious why some grapes are covered in that whitish bloom? Us too! So here's what we've learned. Epicuticular waxes are three dimensional crystals covering the outermost layer of most land plants. These waxes appear as a white, blush, grey, or our most favorite color of all...glaucous!

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