I see dead people....uh....I mean dead leaves.
Chlorophyll is green and dominant in most leaves, most plants for that matter. Anyway, in the fall the amount of light decreases below the level necessary to support the chlorophyll and it dies. When it’s gone, the secondary compounds can be seen.
Pigment Class------Compound Type--------------Colors
Porphyrin..............chlorophyll...........................green
Carotenoid............carotene and lycopene...........yellow, orange, red
Carotenoid............xanthophyll..........................yellow
flavonoid...............flavone...............................yellow
flavonoid...............flavonol...............................yellow
flavonoid...............anthocyanin.........................red, blue, purple, magenta
Ain't it purdy as a calendar picher.
