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Kay wrote:

Yup. There is also the slightly bizarre effect of reversible damage,
as with Cyclamen coum, where the leaves go dull and flop, but recover
when they thaw out. I don't know what the mechanism is there.

Could be in any way related to the flopping and recovery through lack
of water?

Unlikely. It is completely unlike the plants' response to drought,
and is fully reversible. The leaves recover their normal texture
and appearance.

I once froze a Ficus benjamina. It lost all its leaves and appeared
dead, but recovered a few months later - after which all its leaves had
a matte rather than glossy finish. It was still going strong several
years later, still with matte leaves.

A different effect, though perhaps related.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.