Variegated foliage plants are a kaleidoscope for the garden. Most of these start out as unusual mutations of the cells that produce chlorophyll. When that bright green compound is lacking, other leaf ...

Variegated generally refers to any plant with light-colored markings on the foliage. Often the edges of the leaf are white, yellow or a combination of lighter colors. Some plants may have stripes or ...

These striking plants have a patchwork of cream, pink, white, yellow, and green that set it apart from their normal, green form. These colors are often the result of genetic mutations that affect ...

Variegated plants may be nature’s mutants, sure, but that’s no reason not to love them in all their stripy, mottled glory I have fallen for variegation. I’ve grown ever so fond of stripes and frills, ...

For years people wondered what caused variegation in plants. Had little green men been round with their ray guns? Was it radiation, air pollution or something we hadn’t thought of worrying about at ...