This is a Nancy Reagan pup that I propped last year from a leaf from my four-year-old mother plant. As you can see, it is very small. 

I got three viable pups — one of them is normal size while the other two appear miniature. Granted, they are still in starter cups but they seem content. This one pictured is blooming. Usually I can tell when a starter plant needs to be potted up, but this one is really tricking me. 

he regular size pup is in a 4”-inch azalea pot as is standard for my collection, and it is growing like normal. It looks like the mother plant

The blooms of the “mini” are smaller, the foliage is smaller, and everything about it is just proportionally smaller than the mother plant. A mature Nancy Reagan can span over 12”-inches in width, but this offspring is probably half the size. Although immature, it seems surprising that it should remain this size. 

Perhaps I should pot up anyway and see what happens. I am worried that potting up will be to the plant’s detriment if it is truly a miniature sport of Nancy. 

More observation is needed, but I thought I’d share this curiosity. To intermediate and advanced cultivators: have you seen anything like this before? It’s probably nothing to write home about, but still. These are my first successful props so I have no idea what to expect. 

Thanks for your time. 

Accidental mini?