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I think Zelena was very likely born before Cora met Rumple, which was how she escaped Rumple's notice. Considering how certain Rumple was that Cora couldn't have another daughter he knew nothing about and how surprised he was afterwards when he found out it was true, he must have been keeping close tabs on Cora after they broke up.

Which makes sense, given that he foresaw that a daughter of Cora's would be the one who cast the curse for him. Which also makes me wonder, if Cora hadn't forsaken him for royalty and actually bore him a child, would he have gone through with his plan?