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Old 9th September 2008, 07:03 PM
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Hi Harlem,
Many species of plant will turn reddish when exposed to direct sunlight. This is due to increase in photosynthetic pigments (carotenoids) to better absord and protect the leaf tissues from direct sunlight. If direct sunlight is not available to the plant anymore, the leaf will slowly convert back to green color which mainly comprise of chlorophylls a and b.
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